--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ ROTPATH  = /etc/logrotate.d
 PMPATH1  = /usr/lib/pm-utils/sleep.d
 PMPATH2  = /usr/lib64/pm-utils/sleep.d
 
-CFLAGS  += -O2 -I. -Wall 	 # -DHTTPSTATS
+CFLAGS  += -I. -Wall 	 # -DHTTPSTATS
 OBJMOD0  = version.o
 OBJMOD1  = various.o  deviate.o   procdbase.o
 OBJMOD2  = acctproc.o photoproc.o photosyst.o  rawlog.o ifprop.o parseable.o
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 all: 		atop atopsar
 
 atop:		atop.o    $(ALLMODS) Makefile
-		$(CC) atop.o $(ALLMODS) -o atop -lncurses -lm -lz -lrt
+		$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) atop.o $(ALLMODS) -o atop $(shell ${PKG_CONFIG} --libs ncurses) -lm -lz -lrt
 
 atopsar:	atop
 		ln -sf atop atopsar