diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 566c3e0..aa65fd7 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ srctree := $(patsubst %/,%,$(dir $(srctree)))
 endif
 
 LIBSRC = $(srctree)/lib/bootconfig.c $(srctree)/include/linux/bootconfig.h
-CFLAGS = -Wall -g -I$(CURDIR)/include
+CFLAGS += -Wall -I$(CURDIR)/include
 
 ALL_TARGETS := bootconfig
 ALL_PROGRAMS := $(patsubst %,$(OUTPUT)%,$(ALL_TARGETS))
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ ALL_PROGRAMS := $(patsubst %,$(OUTPUT)%,$(ALL_TARGETS))
 all: $(ALL_PROGRAMS) test
 
 $(OUTPUT)bootconfig: main.c include/linux/bootconfig.h $(LIBSRC)
-	$(CC) $(filter %.c,$^) $(CFLAGS) -o $@
+	$(CC) $(filter %.c,$^) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@
 
 test: $(ALL_PROGRAMS) test-bootconfig.sh
 	./test-bootconfig.sh $(OUTPUT)