--- jq-jq-1.2/Makefile
+++ jq-jq-1.2/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-CC=gcc
-CFLAGS=-Wextra -Wall -Wno-missing-field-initializers -Wno-unused-parameter -std=gnu99 -ggdb -Wno-unused-function $(EXTRA_CFLAGS)
+CC?=gcc
+CFLAGS+=-Wextra -Wall -Wno-missing-field-initializers -Wno-unused-parameter -std=gnu99 -Wno-unused-function $(EXTRA_CFLAGS)
 
 prefix=/usr/local
 mandir=$(prefix)/share/man
@@ -28,11 +28,10 @@
 
 jq_test: CFLAGS += -DJQ_DEBUG=1
 jq_test: $(JQ_SRC) jq_test.c
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS_DEBUG) -o $@ $^
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(CFLAGS_DEBUG) -o $@ $^
 
-jq: CFLAGS += -O -DJQ_DEBUG=0
 jq: $(JQ_SRC) main.c
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS_OPT) -o $@ $^
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(CFLAGS_OPT) -o $@ $^
 
 test: jq_test
 	valgrind --error-exitcode=1 -q --leak-check=full ./jq_test >/dev/null