--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 EXE =
 DBG =
 CC = ./c -q
-export CCLIBS = -lpcre
+export CCLIBS ?= -lpcre
 
 CPPFLAGS ?= -I/usr/include/pcre
 
