--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -34,10 +34,9 @@ INSTALL_PROGRAM ?= install -o root -g root -m 755 -s
 INSTALL_DIR	?= install -o root -g root -m 755 -d
 STRIP		?= strip
 
-OPTIMISE=	-O2
-LDFLAGS=	-g
 LIBS=		-ldl -lc
-CFLAGS=		-g $(OPTIMISE) \
+SHARED_LDFLAGS=
+CFLAGS+=	\
 		-Wall -Wwrite-strings -Wpointer-arith -Wimplicit \
 		-Wnested-externs -Wmissing-prototypes -Wstrict-prototypes
 CPPFLAGS=	-DMAJOR_VER='"$(MAJOR)"' -DMINOR_VER='"$(MINOR)"' \
@@ -82,7 +81,7 @@ helper:			helper.o
 helper.o authbind.o:	authbind.h
 
 $(LIBTARGET):		libauthbind.o
-		ld -shared -soname $(LIBCANON) -o $@ $< $(LIBS)
+		$(LD) $(SHARED_LDFLAGS) -shared -soname $(LIBCANON) -o $@ $< $(LIBS)
 
 clean distclean:
 		rm -f $(TARGETS) *.o *~ ./#*# *.bak *.new core