diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@
 PREFIX?=/usr/local
 # see INSTALL for available preprocessor variables
 CFLAGS+= -I$(PREFIX)/include -Wall -pedantic
-LDFLAGS+= -L$(PREFIX)/lib -ltag -lmagic
+LDFLAGS+= -L$(PREFIX)/lib
+LIBS+= -ltag -lmagic
 
 CPPFILES=$(wildcard *.cpp)
 OBJFILES=$(CPPFILES:.cpp=.o)
 
 id3ted:	$(OBJFILES)
-	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $^
+	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $^ $(LIBS)
 
 %.o: %.cpp Makefile
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c -o $@ $<