diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ad1d95e..9fa8a67 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Makefile for the open-source release of adventure 2.5
 
-CC=clang
-CCFLAGS=-O2 -std=c99 -Wall -Wextra -Wpedantic -fstack-protector -fstack-protector-all -pipe -mtune=native
+CC?=gcc
+CCFLAGS=-std=c99
 LIBS=
 UNAME_S := $(shell uname -s)
 ifeq ($(UNAME_S),Linux)
@@ -33,9 +33,6 @@ database.o:	database.h
 
 funcs.h:	database.h
 
-compile: compile.c
-	$(CC) $(CCFLAGS) -o $@ $<
-
 database.c database.h: compile adventure.text
 	./compile
 	$(CC) $(CCFLAGS) -O $(DBX) -c database.c