diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 06857bf..e2f5ddc 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 # Makefile for the open-source release of adventure 2.5
 
+CC?=gcc
 CCFLAGS=-std=c99
 LIBS=
 UNAME_S := $(shell uname -s)
-GCCVERSIONGTEQ4 := $(shell expr `gcc -dumpversion | cut -f1 -d.` \>= 4)
 ifeq ($(UNAME_S),Linux)
 	LIBS=-lrt
-else ifeq "$(GCCVERSIONGTEQ4)" "1"
-	CC?=c99
 endif
 
 OBJS=main.o init.o actions1.o actions2.o score.o misc.o