diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 35ce074..0262d0a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ CCFLAGS		+= -Wall \
 		   -Wmissing-declarations \
 		   -pedantic \
 		   -fstack-protector-strong
-CCFLAGS		+= `mysql_config --cflags`
+CCFLAGS		+= $(shell mysql_config --cflags)
 	
 LDFLAGS		= -O1 -lcrypto -lssl -lpthread
 LDFLAGS		+= -Wl,-z,relro,-z,now
-LDFLAGS		+= `mysql_config --libs`
+LDFLAGS		+= $(shell mysql_config --libs)
 
 SOURCES		= main.c \
 		  confparser.c \