diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4b95d2f0..d6a77d8b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -38,53 +38,53 @@ version:
 	bash version.sh
 
 btrfs: $(objects) btrfs.o btrfs_cmds.o
-	gcc $(CFLAGS) -o btrfs btrfs.o btrfs_cmds.o \
+	$(CC) -lpthread $(CFLAGS) -o btrfs btrfs.o btrfs_cmds.o \
 		$(objects) $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBS)
 
 btrfsctl: $(objects) btrfsctl.o
-	gcc $(CFLAGS) -o btrfsctl btrfsctl.o $(objects) $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBS)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o btrfsctl btrfsctl.o $(objects) $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBS)
 
 btrfs-vol: $(objects) btrfs-vol.o
-	gcc $(CFLAGS) -o btrfs-vol btrfs-vol.o $(objects) $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBS)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o btrfs-vol btrfs-vol.o $(objects) $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBS)
 
 btrfs-show: $(objects) btrfs-show.o
-	gcc $(CFLAGS) -o btrfs-show btrfs-show.o $(objects) $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBS)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o btrfs-show btrfs-show.o $(objects) $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBS)
 
 btrfsck: $(objects) btrfsck.o
-	gcc $(CFLAGS) -o btrfsck btrfsck.o $(objects) $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBS)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o btrfsck btrfsck.o $(objects) $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBS)
 
 mkfs.btrfs: $(objects) mkfs.o
-	gcc $(CFLAGS) -o mkfs.btrfs $(objects) mkfs.o $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBS)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o mkfs.btrfs $(objects) mkfs.o $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBS)
 
 btrfs-debug-tree: $(objects) debug-tree.o
-	gcc $(CFLAGS) -o btrfs-debug-tree $(objects) debug-tree.o $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBS)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o btrfs-debug-tree $(objects) debug-tree.o $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBS)
 
 btrfs-zero-log: $(objects) btrfs-zero-log.o
-	gcc $(CFLAGS) -o btrfs-zero-log $(objects) btrfs-zero-log.o $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBS)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o btrfs-zero-log $(objects) btrfs-zero-log.o $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBS)
 
 btrfs-select-super: $(objects) btrfs-select-super.o
-	gcc $(CFLAGS) -o btrfs-select-super $(objects) btrfs-select-super.o $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBS)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o btrfs-select-super $(objects) btrfs-select-super.o $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBS)
 
 btrfstune: $(objects) btrfstune.o
-	gcc $(CFLAGS) -o btrfstune $(objects) btrfstune.o $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBS)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o btrfstune $(objects) btrfstune.o $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBS)
 
 btrfs-map-logical: $(objects) btrfs-map-logical.o
-	gcc $(CFLAGS) -o btrfs-map-logical $(objects) btrfs-map-logical.o $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBS)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o btrfs-map-logical $(objects) btrfs-map-logical.o $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBS)
 
 btrfs-image: $(objects) btrfs-image.o
-	gcc $(CFLAGS) -o btrfs-image $(objects) btrfs-image.o -lpthread -lz $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBS)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o btrfs-image $(objects) btrfs-image.o -lpthread -lz $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBS)
 
 dir-test: $(objects) dir-test.o
-	gcc $(CFLAGS) -o dir-test $(objects) dir-test.o $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBS)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o dir-test $(objects) dir-test.o $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBS)
 
 quick-test: $(objects) quick-test.o
-	gcc $(CFLAGS) -o quick-test $(objects) quick-test.o $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBS)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o quick-test $(objects) quick-test.o $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBS)
 
 convert: $(objects) convert.o
-	gcc $(CFLAGS) -o btrfs-convert $(objects) convert.o -lext2fs -lcom_err $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBS)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o btrfs-convert $(objects) convert.o -lext2fs -lcom_err $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBS)
 
 ioctl-test: $(objects) ioctl-test.o
-	gcc $(CFLAGS) -o ioctl-test $(objects) ioctl-test.o $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBS)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o ioctl-test $(objects) ioctl-test.o $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBS)
 
 manpages:
 	cd man; make