--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ CC = gcc
 RM = /bin/rm
 INSTALL = install
 
-CFLAGS = -I../include -Wall -D__THREADS
-LDFLAGS = -lpthread -lncurses 
+CFLAGS += -I../include -Wall -D__THREADS
+LIBS = -lpthread -lncurses 
 
 SRC = bwmon.c
 OBJS = $(SRC:.c=.o)
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ OBJS = $(SRC:.c=.o)
 all: bwmon
 
 bwmon: $(OBJS)
-	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -o ../$@ $(OBJS)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o ../$@ $(OBJS) $(LIBS)
 
 clean:
 	@for i in $(OBJS) *~ core bwmon; do \