diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile
index 4fb8ed9..ec5436d 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile
+++ b/lib/Makefile
@@ -63,17 +63,17 @@ all: clean libzstd
 
 libzstd: $(ZSTD_FILES)
 	@echo compiling static library
-	@$(CC) $(FLAGS) -c $^
-	@$(AR) rcs $@.a *.o
+	$(CC) $(FLAGS) -c $^
+	$(AR) rcs $@.a *.o
 	@echo compiling dynamic library $(LIBVER)
-	@$(CC) $(FLAGS) -shared $^ -fPIC $(SONAME_FLAGS) -o $@.$(SHARED_EXT_VER)
+	$(CC) $(FLAGS) -shared $^ -fPIC $(SONAME_FLAGS) -o $@.$(SHARED_EXT_VER)
 	@echo creating versioned links
-	@ln -sf $@.$(SHARED_EXT_VER) $@.$(SHARED_EXT_MAJOR)
-	@ln -sf $@.$(SHARED_EXT_VER) $@.$(SHARED_EXT)
+	ln -sf $@.$(SHARED_EXT_VER) $@.$(SHARED_EXT_MAJOR)
+	ln -sf $@.$(SHARED_EXT_VER) $@.$(SHARED_EXT)
 
 clean:
-	@rm -f core *.o *.a *.gcda *.$(SHARED_EXT) *.$(SHARED_EXT).* libzstd.pc
-	@rm -f decompress/*.o
+	rm -f core *.o *.a *.gcda *.$(SHARED_EXT) *.$(SHARED_EXT).* libzstd.pc
+	rm -f decompress/*.o
 	@echo Cleaning library completed
 
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -83,22 +83,22 @@ ifneq (,$(filter $(shell uname),Linux Darwin GNU/kFreeBSD GNU FreeBSD DragonFly
 libzstd.pc:
 libzstd.pc: libzstd.pc.in
 	@echo creating pkgconfig
-	@sed -e 's|@PREFIX@|$(PREFIX)|' \
+	sed -e 's|@PREFIX@|$(PREFIX)|' \
              -e 's|@LIBDIR@|$(LIBDIR)|' \
              -e 's|@INCLUDEDIR@|$(INCLUDEDIR)|' \
              -e 's|@VERSION@|$(VERSION)|' \
              $< >$@
 
-install: libzstd libzstd.pc
-	@install -d -m 755 $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/pkgconfig/ $(DESTDIR)$(INCLUDEDIR)/
-	@install -m 755 libzstd.$(SHARED_EXT_VER) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/libzstd.$(SHARED_EXT_VER)
-	@cp -a libzstd.$(SHARED_EXT_MAJOR) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)
-	@cp -a libzstd.$(SHARED_EXT) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)
-	@cp -a libzstd.pc $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/pkgconfig/
-	@install -m 644 libzstd.a $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/libzstd.a
-	@install -m 644 zstd.h $(DESTDIR)$(INCLUDEDIR)/zstd.h
-	@install -m 644 common/zbuff.h $(DESTDIR)$(INCLUDEDIR)/zbuff.h
-	@install -m 644 dictBuilder/zdict.h $(DESTDIR)$(INCLUDEDIR)/zdict.h
+install: libzstd.pc
+	install -d -m 755 $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/pkgconfig/ $(DESTDIR)$(INCLUDEDIR)/
+	install -m 755 libzstd.$(SHARED_EXT_VER) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/libzstd.$(SHARED_EXT_VER)
+	cp -a libzstd.$(SHARED_EXT_MAJOR) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)
+	cp -a libzstd.$(SHARED_EXT) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)
+	cp -a libzstd.pc $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/pkgconfig/
+	install -m 644 libzstd.a $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/libzstd.a
+	install -m 644 zstd.h $(DESTDIR)$(INCLUDEDIR)/zstd.h
+	install -m 644 common/zbuff.h $(DESTDIR)$(INCLUDEDIR)/zbuff.h
+	install -m 644 dictBuilder/zdict.h $(DESTDIR)$(INCLUDEDIR)/zdict.h
 	@echo zstd static and shared library installed
 
 uninstall:
diff --git a/programs/Makefile b/programs/Makefile
index 6e78d0e..993d138 100644
--- a/programs/Makefile
+++ b/programs/Makefile
@@ -21,11 +21,7 @@ MANDIR  = $(PREFIX)/share/man/man1
 
 ZSTDDIR = ../lib
 
-ifeq ($(shell $(CC) -v 2>&1 | grep -c "gcc version "), 1)
-ALIGN_LOOP = -falign-loops=32
-else
 ALIGN_LOOP =
-endif
 
 CPPFLAGS= -I$(ZSTDDIR) -I$(ZSTDDIR)/common -I$(ZSTDDIR)/dictBuilder
 CFLAGS ?= -O3