diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 539fe48..a29ef5b 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+
+CC = gcc
 CFLAGS = -std=c99 -Wall -pedantic
 
 build: example-01.exe example-02.exe example-03.exe
@@ -21,19 +23,4 @@ example-03.exe: example-03.o tiny-json.o
 	gcc $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $^
 
 test.exe: tests.o tiny-json.o
-	gcc $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $^
-	
-tiny-json.o: tiny-json.c tiny-json.h
-	gcc $(CFLAGS) -c tiny-json.c
-
-example-01.o: example-01.c tiny-json.h
-	gcc $(CFLAGS) -c example-01.c
-
-example-02.o: example-02.c tiny-json.h
-	gcc $(CFLAGS) -c example-02.c
-	
-example-03.o: example-03.c tiny-json.h
-	gcc $(CFLAGS) -c example-03.c
-
-tests.o: tests.c tiny-json.h
-	gcc $(CFLAGS) -c tests.c	
+	gcc $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $^