diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 128d8df..2fe845e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
-CC=cc
 PREFIX=
+CC=cc
+CFLAGS=-O3
 LIBS=-lncurses
 
-all: build
+all: ascii
 
 clean:
 	rm ascii
 
 ascii: ascii.c
-	$(CC) ascii.c $(LIBS) -o ascii
-
-build: ascii
+	$(CC) ascii.c $(LIBS) $(CFLAGS) -o ascii
 	
 install: ascii
 	@prefix="$(PREFIX)"; \
@@ -34,3 +33,4 @@ uninstall:
 	fi; \
 	echo "Deleting..."; \
 	rm -rvf $$prefix/bin/ascii $$prefix/share/man/man1/ascii.1
+