diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 9b38ee9..6f95256 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ DDEBUG=-DNDEBUG -s
 ifneq (,$(filter Windows%,$(OS)))
   OS := Windows
 CFLAGS+=-D__int64_t=int64_t
+CC=gcc
+CXX=g++
 else
   OS := $(shell uname -s)
   ARCH := $(shell uname -m)