diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c2c3c6b..5cfbb5a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 .POSIX:
 
 PREFIX = /usr/local
+CC = gcc
 
-output: dwmblocks.o
-	gcc dwmblocks.o -lX11 -o dwmblocks
+dwmblocks: dwmblocks.o
+	$(CC) dwmblocks.o -lX11 -o dwmblocks
 dwmblocks.o: dwmblocks.c config.h
-	gcc -c -lX11 dwmblocks.c
+	$(CC) -c dwmblocks.c
 clean:
 	rm -f *.o *.gch dwmblocks
-install: output
+install: dwmblocks
 	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin
 	cp -f dwmblocks $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin
 	chmod 755 $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin/dwmblocks