diff -up ascii-3.8/Makefile.org ascii-3.8/Makefile
--- ascii-3.8/Makefile.org	2009-09-16 19:14:13.000000000 +0200
+++ ascii-3.8/Makefile	2009-09-16 19:15:01.000000000 +0200
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ VERS=$(shell sed <ascii.spec -n -e '/Ver
 CFLAGS = -O
 
 ascii: ascii.c splashscreen.h nametable.h
-	$(CC) -DREVISION=$(VERS) ascii.c -o ascii
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -DREVISION=$(VERS) ascii.c -o ascii
 
 splashscreen.h: splashscreen
 	sed <splashscreen >splashscreen.h -e 's/\\/\\\\/g' -e 's/"/\\"/g' -e 's/.*/P("&");/'