diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 80e4b93..99484f4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -9,29 +9,29 @@ CC = gcc
 
 include version.mk
 
-CFLAGS = -g -Wall $(IPR_DEFINES)
+CFLAGS += -g -Wall $(IPR_DEFINES)
 UTILS_VER = $(IPR_MAJOR_RELEASE).$(IPR_MINOR_RELEASE).$(IPR_FIX_LEVEL)
 TAR = cd .. && tar -zcpf iprutils-$(UTILS_VER)-src.tgz --exclude CVS --exclude applied-patches --exclude series --exclude txt --exclude pc --exclude patches --exclude debug --exclude *~* iprutils
 
 all: iprconfig iprupdate iprdump iprinit iprdbg docs 
 
 iprconfig: iprconfig.c iprlib.o iprconfig.h
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(INCLUDEDIR) -o iprconfig iprconfig.c iprlib.o -lform -lpanel -lncurses -lmenu
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(INCLUDEDIR) -o iprconfig iprconfig.c iprlib.o $(LDFLAGS) -lform -lpanel -lncurses -lmenu
 
 iprupdate: iprupdate.c iprlib.o
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(INCLUDEDIR) -o iprupdate iprlib.o iprupdate.c
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(INCLUDEDIR) -o iprupdate iprlib.o iprupdate.c $(LDFLAGS)
 
 iprdump:iprdump.c iprlib.o
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(INCLUDEDIR) -o iprdump iprlib.o iprdump.c
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(INCLUDEDIR) -o iprdump iprlib.o iprdump.c $(LDFLAGS)
 
 iprinit:iprinit.c iprlib.o
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(INCLUDEDIR) -o iprinit iprlib.o iprinit.c
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(INCLUDEDIR) -o iprinit iprlib.o iprinit.c $(LDFLAGS)
 
 iprdbg:iprdbg.c iprlib.o
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(INCLUDEDIR) -o iprdbg iprlib.o iprdbg.c
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(INCLUDEDIR) -o iprdbg iprlib.o iprdbg.c $(LDFLAGS)
 
 iprucode:iprucode.c iprlib.o
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(INCLUDEDIR) -o iprucode iprlib.o iprucode.c
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(INCLUDEDIR) -o iprucode iprlib.o iprucode.c $(LDFLAGS)
 
 iprlib.o: iprlib.c iprlib.h
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(INCLUDEDIR) -o iprlib.o -c iprlib.c