diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c9d6af38..a2d22dd5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ MANPREFIX ?= $(PREFIX)/share/man
 STRIP ?= strip
 PKG_CONFIG ?= pkg-config
 INSTALL ?= install
+CP ?= cp
 
 CFLAGS_OPTIMIZATION ?= -O3