--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@
 endif
 
 # Compiler options
-CC       = gcc
+CC       := $(CC)
 # compiling flags here
-CFLAGS   = -g -std=c99 -I$(SRCDIR) -I$(LIBDIR)  -Wall -Wextra -fno-common
+CFLAGS   := $(CFLAGS) -g -std=c99 -I$(SRCDIR) -I$(LIBDIR)  -Wall -Wextra -fno-common
 ifndef MAC_OS
 ifndef NODPKG
 	CFLAGS   +=$(shell dpkg-buildflags --get CPPFLAGS)
@@ -87,11 +87,11 @@
 TEST_CFLAGS = $(CFLAGS) -I.
 
 # Linker options
-LINKER   = gcc
+LINKER   := $(CC)
 ifdef MAC_OS
 LFLAGS   = -lsodium -largp
 else
-LFLAGS   = -lsodium -lseccomp -fno-common
+LFLAGS   := $(LDFLAGS) -lsodium -lseccomp -fno-common
 ifndef NODPKG
 LFLAGS +=$(shell dpkg-buildflags --get LDFLAGS)
 endif
@@ -112,12 +112,12 @@
 ifdef MAC_OS
 CLIENT_LFLAGS = -L$(APILIB) -largp -loidc-agent.$(LIBVERSION) -lsodium
 else
-CLIENT_LFLAGS = -L$(APILIB) -l:$(SHARED_LIB_NAME_FULL) -lsodium -lseccomp
+CLIENT_LFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) -L$(APILIB) -l:$(SHARED_LIB_NAME_FULL) -lsodium -lseccomp
 ifndef NODPKG
 	CLIENT_LFLAGS += $(shell dpkg-buildflags --get LDFLAGS)
 endif
 endif
-LIB_LFLAGS = -lc -lsodium
+LIB_LFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) -lc -lsodium
 ifndef MAC_OS
 ifndef NODPKG
 	LIB_FLAGS += $(shell dpkg-buildflags --get LDFLAGS)