--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-CC=g++
-CFLAGS=-c -Wall
-LDFLAGS=-lhidapi-libusb
+CXX?=g++
+COMMON_FLAGS=-Wall
+CXXFLAGS+=$(COMMON_FLAGS)
+LIBS=-lhidapi-libusb
 SOURCES=main.cpp Keyboard.cpp Color.cpp
 OBJECTS=$(SOURCES:.cpp=.o)
 EXECUTABLE=msi-keyboard
@@ -11,8 +12,8 @@ clean:
 	rm $(OBJECTS) $(EXECUTABLE)
 
 $(EXECUTABLE): $(OBJECTS)
-	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) $(OBJECTS) -o $@
+	$(CXX) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(OBJECTS) $(LIBS) -o $@
 
 .cpp.o:
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $< -o $@
+	$(CXX) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS) -c $< -o $@