diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e19be55..3f1d369 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
-CC = g++
 PKG_CONFIG = pkg-config
 
 BASE_CFLAGS=-std=c++11 -Wall -Wextra -O3 `$(PKG_CONFIG) --cflags Qt5DBus mpv`
 BASE_LDFLAGS=`$(PKG_CONFIG) --libs Qt5DBus`
 
 libunity.so: libunity.c
-	$(CC) libunity.c -o libunity.so $(BASE_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $(BASE_LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -shared -fPIC
+	$(CXX) libunity.c -o libunity.so $(BASE_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $(BASE_LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -shared -fPIC
 
 install: libunity.so
 	mkdir -p $(HOME)/.config/mpv/scripts