diff --git a/glx-bare/Makefile b/glx-bare/Makefile
index 0b0e4dd..0fc5dfb 100644
--- a/glx-bare/Makefile
+++ b/glx-bare/Makefile
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-
 TARGET := glx-bare
-LDFLAGS := -lGL -lX11
+LIBS := -lGL -lX11
 
 all: $(TARGET)
 
+$(TARGET): $(TARGET).c
+	$(CC) -o $@ $^ $(LIBS)
+
 clean:
 	-rm -f *.o $(TARGET)
diff --git a/glx-dbl-bare/Makefile b/glx-dbl-bare/Makefile
index 7c13b33..fe91af7 100644
--- a/glx-dbl-bare/Makefile
+++ b/glx-dbl-bare/Makefile
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-
 TARGET := glx-dbl-bare
-LDFLAGS := -lGL -lX11
+LIBS := -lGL -lX11
 
 all: $(TARGET)
 
+$(TARGET): $(TARGET).c
+	$(CC) -o $@ $^ $(LIBS)
+
 clean:
 	-rm -f *.o $(TARGET)