--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 CC = gcc
 CCFLAGS = -Wall -pthread -ggdb
-CFLAGS = -Wall -O2 -pthread -ggdb -I. 
+CFLAGS += -pthread -Wall -I.
 LIBS = -lpcap
 OBJS = parse.o sniff.o main.o log.o
 SRCS = ${OBJS:.o=.c}
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 all: $(TARGET)
 
 $(TARGET): $(OBJS)
-	$(CC) $(CCFLAGS) -o $(TARGET) $(OBJS) $(LIBS)
+	$(CC) $(CCFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $(TARGET) $(OBJS) $(LIBS)
 
 clean:
 	rm -f $(OBJS) *~ *.core core siphon