--- a/Makefile.linux
+++ b/Makefile.linux
@@ -25,16 +25,16 @@ CONFIG_OPTIONS ?= $(cat .configure.cache
 CONFIG_OPTIONS += --firewall=iptables
 #CFLAGS = -O -g -DDEBUG
 CFLAGS ?= -Os
-CFLAGS += -fno-strict-aliasing
-CFLAGS += -fno-common
-CFLAGS += -fstack-protector -fPIE
-CFLAGS += -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2
+#CFLAGS += -fno-strict-aliasing
+#CFLAGS += -fno-common
+#CFLAGS += -fstack-protector -fPIE
+#CFLAGS += -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2
 CPPFLAGS += -D_GNU_SOURCE
 CFLAGS += -Wall
 CFLAGS += -Wextra -Wstrict-prototypes -Wdeclaration-after-statement
 #CFLAGS += -Wno-missing-field-initializers
 #CFLAGS += -ansi	# iptables headers does use typeof which is a gcc extension
-LDFLAGS += -Wl,-z,now -Wl,-z,relro -pie
+LDFLAGS ?= -Wl,-z,now -Wl,-z,relro -pie
 CC ?= gcc
 RM = rm -f
 INSTALL = install