diff --git a/common.mk b/common.mk
index 2a6dd8e..3799f9f 100644
--- a/common.mk
+++ b/common.mk
@@ -24,8 +24,10 @@ src/viwmfs.c \
 src/wmfs.c
 
 # flags
-CFLAGS= -Wall -DXDG_CONFIG_DIR=\"${XDG_CONFIG_DIR}\"
+CFLAGS+= ${C_FLAGS}
+CFLAGS+= -DXDG_CONFIG_DIR=\"${XDG_CONFIG_DIR}\"
 CFLAGS+= -DWMFS_VERSION=\"${VERSION}\"
+LDFLAGS+= ${LD_FLAGS}
 
 # build directory
 O?= build
diff --git a/config.mk b/config.mk
index 4783db9..f1fb029 100644
--- a/config.mk
+++ b/config.mk
@@ -21,3 +21,7 @@ PREFIX= /usr/local
 MANPREFIX= ${PREFIX}/man
 XDG_CONFIG_DIR= /usr/local/etc/xdg/wmfs
 
+
+# CFLAGS LDFLAGS can be customised here
+C_FLAGS= -Wall
+LD_FLAGS=""