diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 36789e3..57091de 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ OPTIM += -g
 OPTIM += -O3
 
 CC = gcc
-LD = gcc
+LD = $(CC)
 INCLUDES = -I.
 CPPFLAGS = $(INCLUDES) $(DEFINES)
 CFLAGS = -Wall -Wformat-security $(OPTIM)
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ clean:
 
 depend:
 	(sed -n 'p; /^## Dependencies: (autogenerated) ##/q' Makefile && \
-	    gcc -MM $(CPPFLAGS) $(OBJS:.o=.c) && \
-	    gcc -MM $(CPPFLAGS) $(PLUGINS:.so=.c) | sed 's/\.o/.so/') >Makefile.tmp
+	    $(CC) -MM $(CPPFLAGS) $(OBJS:.o=.c) && \
+	    $(CC) -MM $(CPPFLAGS) $(PLUGINS:.so=.c) | sed 's/\.o/.so/') >Makefile.tmp
 	mv Makefile Makefile.bak
 	mv Makefile.tmp Makefile