--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
 # User-editable options:
 
 # Change this to suit your preferences (maybe add -march=cputype)	
-CXXFLAGS=-Wall -O3 -fPIC -DPIC -g
+CXXFLAGS+=-Wall -fPIC
+CPPFLAGS+=-DPIC
 
 # This is where it will be installed
 PREFIX=/usr/local/bin/
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@
 all: vlevel-bin vlevel-ladspa.so
 
 install: all
+	mkdir -p $(PREFIX)
 	cp -f vlevel-bin $(PREFIX)
 	mkdir -p $(LADSPA_PREFIX)
 	cp -f vlevel-ladspa.so $(LADSPA_PREFIX)
@@ -38,20 +40,7 @@
 	rm -f *.o vlevel-bin vlevel-ladspa.so
 
 vlevel-ladspa.so: vlevel-ladspa.o volumeleveler.o
-	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -shared -o vlevel-ladspa.so vlevel-ladspa.o volumeleveler.o
-
-vlevel-ladspa.o: vlevel-ladspa.cpp volumeleveler.h vlevel-ladspa.h vlevel.h ladspa.h
-	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -c vlevel-ladspa.cpp
+	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -shared -o vlevel-ladspa.so vlevel-ladspa.o volumeleveler.o
 
 vlevel-bin: volumeleveler.o commandline.o vlevel-bin.o vlevel.h
-	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -o vlevel-bin vlevel-bin.o volumeleveler.o commandline.o
-
-volumeleveler.o: volumeleveler.cpp volumeleveler.h vlevel.h
-	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -c volumeleveler.cpp
-
-vlevel-bin.o: vlevel-bin.cpp volumeleveler.h commandline.h vlevel.h
-	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -c vlevel-bin.cpp
-
-commandline.o: commandline.cpp commandline.h
-	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -c commandline.cpp
-
+	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o vlevel-bin vlevel-bin.o volumeleveler.o commandline.o