diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index cff2a84..9a4de83 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ CC:=$(shell sh -c 'type $(CC) >/dev/null 2>/dev/null && echo $(CC) || echo gcc')
 CXX:=$(shell sh -c 'type $(CXX) >/dev/null 2>/dev/null && echo $(CXX) || echo g++')
 OPTIMIZATION?=-O3
 WARNINGS=-Wall -W -Wstrict-prototypes -Wwrite-strings
-DEBUG?= -g -ggdb
-REAL_CFLAGS=$(OPTIMIZATION) -fPIC $(CFLAGS) $(WARNINGS) $(DEBUG) $(ARCH)
+DEBUG_FLAGS?= -g -ggdb
+REAL_CFLAGS=$(OPTIMIZATION) -fPIC $(CFLAGS) $(WARNINGS) $(DEBUG_FLAGS) $(ARCH)
 REAL_LDFLAGS=$(LDFLAGS) $(ARCH)
 
 DYLIBSUFFIX=so