diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index fdc4417..7601f49 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* See LICENSE file for copyright and license details. */
 
-/* Notification, replace libnotify if you don't want it */
-static char *notifycmd = "libnotify"; /* Use libnotify or command given*/
+/* Notification, remove DNOTIFY in config.mk if you don't want it */
+static char *notifycmd = ""; /* Uses given command if not compiled by DNOTIFY */
 static char *notifyext = ""; /* Notify with extra command (eg. play an alarm) */
 
 /*
diff --git a/config.mk b/config.mk
index cabd5da..568429b 100644
--- a/config.mk
+++ b/config.mk
@@ -7,10 +7,13 @@ VERSION = 0.1
 PREFIX = /usr/local
 MANPREFIX = ${PREFIX}/share/man
 
-# libnotify - comment if you don't want it (config.h too)
-INCS = -I. -I/usr/include `pkg-config --cflags libnotify`
-LIBS = -L/usr/lib `pkg-config --libs libnotify`
+INCS = -I. -I/usr/include
+LIBS = -L/usr/lib
+
+# libnotify, comment if you don't want it
 DEFS = -DNOTIFY
+INCS+= `pkg-config --cflags libnotify`
+LIBS+= `pkg-config --libs libnotify`
 
 # flags
 CPPFLAGS = -DVERSION=\"${VERSION}\"
@@ -18,4 +21,4 @@ CFLAGS += -g -std=c99 -pedantic -Wall -Os ${INCS} ${DEFS} ${CPPFLAGS}
 LDFLAGS += -g ${LIBS}
 
 # compiler and linker
-# CC = cc
+CC ?= cc
diff --git a/spt.c b/spt.c
index 366e427..efe3cad 100644
--- a/spt.c
+++ b/spt.c
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ static int i, timecount;
 
 /* function declarations */
 static void die(const char *errstr, ...);
-static void spawn(char *, char *);
-static void notify_send(char *);
-static void remaining_time(int);
+static void spawn(char *cmd, char *cmt);
+static void notify_send(char *cmt);
+static void remaining_time(int sigint);
 static void usage(void);
 
 /* functions implementations */
@@ -59,18 +59,17 @@ spawn(char *cmd, char *cmt)
 void
 notify_send(char *cmt)
 {
-	if (!strcmp(notifycmd, "libnotify")) { /* use libnotify */
 #ifdef NOTIFY
-		notify_init("spt");
-		NotifyNotification *n = notify_notification_new("spt", cmt, \
-					"dialog-information");
-		notify_notification_show(n, NULL);
-		g_object_unref(G_OBJECT(n));
-		notify_uninit();
-#endif /* NOTIFY */
-	} else if (strcmp(notifycmd, "")) {
+	notify_init("spt");
+	NotifyNotification *n = notify_notification_new("spt", cmt, \
+				"dialog-information");
+	notify_notification_show(n, NULL);
+	g_object_unref(G_OBJECT(n));
+	notify_uninit();
+#else
+	if (strcmp(notifycmd, ""))
 		spawn(notifycmd, cmt);
-	}
+#endif /* NOTIFY */
 
 	if (strcmp(notifyext, "")) /* extra commands to use */
 		spawn(notifyext, NULL);