diff --git a/runtime/Makefile b/runtime/Makefile
index 457906978..27657559f 100644
--- a/runtime/Makefile
+++ b/runtime/Makefile
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
+
 all: gc_runtime.o runtime.o
-	ar rc runtime.a gc_runtime.o runtime.o 
+	ar rc runtime.a gc_runtime.o runtime.o
 
 gc_runtime.o: gc_runtime.s
-	gcc -g -fstack-protector-all -m32 -c gc_runtime.s
+	$(CC) -g -fstack-protector-all -m32 -c gc_runtime.s
 
 runtime.o: runtime.c
-	gcc -g -fstack-protector-all -m32 -c runtime.c
+	$(CC) -g -fstack-protector-all -m32 -c runtime.c
 
 clean:
-	rm -f *.a *.o *~
-
+	$(RM) *.a *.o *~