--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ FAILED_SLOTS_DIR = /run/mdadm/failed-slo
 DIRFLAGS = -DMAP_DIR=\"$(MAP_DIR)\" -DMAP_FILE=\"$(MAP_FILE)\"
 DIRFLAGS += -DMDMON_DIR=\"$(MDMON_DIR)\"
 DIRFLAGS += -DFAILED_SLOTS_DIR=\"$(FAILED_SLOTS_DIR)\"
-CFLAGS = $(CWFLAGS) $(CXFLAGS) -DSendmail=\""$(MAILCMD)"\" $(CONFFILEFLAGS) $(DIRFLAGS)
 
 # The glibc TLS ABI requires applications that call clone(2) to set up
 # TLS data structures, use pthreads until mdmon implements this support
@@ -183,7 +182,7 @@ raid6check : raid6check.o mdadm.h $(CHEC
 
 mdassemble : $(ASSEMBLE_SRCS) $(INCL)
 	rm -f $(OBJS)
-	$(DIET_GCC) $(ASSEMBLE_FLAGS) -o mdassemble $(ASSEMBLE_SRCS)  $(STATICSRC)
+	$(CC) $(ASSEMBLE_FLAGS) -o mdassemble $(ASSEMBLE_SRCS)  $(STATICSRC)
 
 mdassemble.static : $(ASSEMBLE_SRCS) $(INCL)
 	rm -f $(OBJS)
