diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4038dcc..e1edf6c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ ifneq ($(filter x86_64 i386 ia64 mips powerpc,$(machinetype)),)
 NUMA 	:= 1
 endif
 
-CFLAGS = -D_GNU_SOURCE -Wall -Wno-nonnull -Isrc/include
+CFLAGS ?= -D_GNU_SOURCE -Wall -Wno-nonnull -Isrc/include
+LDFLAGS ?=
 
 PYLIB  := $(shell python -c 'import distutils.sysconfig;  print distutils.sysconfig.get_python_lib()')
 
@@ -61,41 +62,41 @@ all: $(TARGETS) hwlatdetect
 -include $(sources:.c=.d)
 
 cyclictest: cyclictest.o rt-utils.o
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $^ $(LIBS) $(NUMA_LIBS)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $^ $(LIBS) $(NUMA_LIBS)
 
 signaltest: signaltest.o rt-utils.o
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $^ $(LIBS)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $^ $(LIBS)
 
 pi_stress: pi_stress.o
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $^ $(LIBS)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $^ $(LIBS)
 
 hwlatdetect:  src/hwlatdetect/hwlatdetect.py
 	chmod +x src/hwlatdetect/hwlatdetect.py
 	ln -s src/hwlatdetect/hwlatdetect.py hwlatdetect
 
 rt-migrate-test: rt-migrate-test.o
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $^ $(LIBS)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $^ $(LIBS)
 
 ptsematest: ptsematest.o rt-utils.o rt-get_cpu.o
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $^ $(LIBS) $(EXTRA_LIBS)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $^ $(LIBS) $(EXTRA_LIBS)
 
 sigwaittest: sigwaittest.o rt-utils.o rt-get_cpu.o
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $^ $(LIBS) $(EXTRA_LIBS)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $^ $(LIBS) $(EXTRA_LIBS)
 
 svsematest: svsematest.o rt-utils.o rt-get_cpu.o
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $^ $(LIBS) $(EXTRA_LIBS)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $^ $(LIBS) $(EXTRA_LIBS)
 
 pmqtest: pmqtest.o rt-utils.o rt-get_cpu.o
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $^ $(LIBS) $(EXTRA_LIBS)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $^ $(LIBS) $(EXTRA_LIBS)
 
 sendme: sendme.o rt-utils.o rt-get_cpu.o
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $^ $(LIBS) $(EXTRA_LIBS)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $^ $(LIBS) $(EXTRA_LIBS)
 
 pip_stress: pip_stress.o error.o rt-utils.o
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $^ $(LIBS)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $^ $(LIBS)
 
 hackbench: hackbench.o
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $^ $(LIBS)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $^ $(LIBS)
 
 CLEANUP  = $(TARGETS) *.o .depend *.*~ *.orig *.rej rt-tests.spec *.d
 CLEANUP += $(if $(wildcard .git), ChangeLog)