diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4fb931e6..8de2ce93 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ CC = gcc
 LIBS = -lsocket -lnsl
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(OSTYPE),darwin)
+CC = cc
+endif
+
 all: elogd elog
 
 elog: elog.c