diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fdcf61f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+.ipt_NETFLOW.ko.cmd
+.ipt_NETFLOW.mod.o.cmd
+.ipt_NETFLOW.o.cmd
+.tmp_versions/
+Makefile
+Module.symvers
+ipt_NETFLOW.ko
+ipt_NETFLOW.mod.c
+ipt_NETFLOW.mod.o
+ipt_NETFLOW.o
+libip6t_NETFLOW.so
+libipt_NETFLOW.so
+modules.order
+version.h
diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 0f244c0..82a7457 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -61,10 +61,10 @@ sinstall: | snmp_NETFLOW.so IPT-NETFLOW-MIB.my
 	fi
 
 %_sh.o: libipt_NETFLOW.c
-	gcc -O2 -Wall -Wunused $(IPTABLES_CFLAGS) -fPIC -o $@ -c libipt_NETFLOW.c
+	$(CC) -O2 -Wall -Wunused $(IPTABLES_CFLAGS) -fPIC -o $@ -c libipt_NETFLOW.c
 
 %.so: %_sh.o
-	gcc -shared -o $@ $<
+	$(CC) -shared -o $@ $<
 
 version.h: ipt_NETFLOW.c ipt_NETFLOW.h Makefile
 	@./version.sh --define > version.h