diff --git a/Makefile.config b/Makefile.config
index 0645ba14..fac78a0e 100644
--- a/Makefile.config
+++ b/Makefile.config
@@ -7,11 +7,13 @@
 # Use these lines instead for debugging or profiling
 #CFLAGS = -g -Wall
 #CFLAGS = -g -pg -Wall
-CFLAGS  ?= -O2 -Wall
+CFLAGS  ?= -O2 -Wall -I$(PREFIX)/include -L$(PREFIX)/lib
 CC      ?= cc
+LIBS = -pthread -lcyclone -lck -lm
+
 # Commands "baked into" cycone for invoking the C compiler
 CC_PROG ?= "$(CC) ~src-file~ $(CFLAGS) -c -o ~exec-file~.o"
-CC_EXEC ?= "$(CC) ~exec-file~.o ~obj-files~ -pthread -lcyclone -lck -lm $(CFLAGS) -o ~exec-file~"
+CC_EXEC ?= "$(CC) ~exec-file~.o ~obj-files~ $(LIBS) $(CFLAGS) -o ~exec-file~"
 CC_LIB  ?= "$(CC) ~src-file~ $(CFLAGS) -c -o ~exec-file~.o"
 
 AR        ?= ar