--- a/client/Makefile
+++ b/client/Makefile
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
-CC          =   gcc
-CFLAGS      =   -O3 -funroll-loops -fomit-frame-pointer -Wall -DMD=5
+CC          ?=   gcc
+CFLAGS      +=   -Wall -DMD=5
 #CFLAGS2	    =   -O -DMD=5
 OBJECTS     =   egressor.o md5c.o      \
                 
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 
 egressor:  egressor.o md5c.o
-	$(CC) egressor.o $(LIBS) -o ./egressor
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) egressor.o $(LIBS) -o ./egressor
 
 md5c.o: global.h md5.h
 	$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) md5c.c