--- a/BlockOut/Makefile
+++ b/BlockOut/Makefile
@@ -48,23 +48,25 @@
 endif
 
 CXX		= g++
+UCXXFLAGS := $(shell emerge --info | grep -w CXXFLAGS=".*" | cut -d '"' -f2)
+ULFLAGS := $(shell emerge --info | grep -w LDFLAGS=".*" | cut -d '"' -f2)
 
 ifdef _release
 
-CXXFLAGS =     -O2 -Dlinux -c \
+CXXFLAGS :=     $(UCXXFLAGS) -Dlinux -c \
                -I/usr/include/SDL -I../ImageLib/src -I.
 
-LFLAGS   =      -Wl,--strip-all \
+LFLAGS   :=      $(ULFLAGS) \
 		$(ADD_LIBS) \
 		-lSDL_mixer -lSDL -lasound \
 		-lGL -lGLU -lpthread -lm -ldl
 
 else
 
-CXXFLAGS =     -g -D_DEBUG -Dlinux -c \
+CXXFLAGS :=     $(UCXXFLAGS) -g -D_DEBUG -Dlinux -c \
                -I/usr/include/SDL -I../ImageLib/src -I.
 
-LFLAGS   =      -L $(SDL_LIBS) \
+LFLAGS   :=     $(UCXXFLAGS) -L $(SDL_LIBS) \
 		$(ADD_LIBS) \
 		-lSDL_mixer -lSDL -lasound \
 		-lGL -lGLU -lpthread -lm -ldl