diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index da6d662..b0ae9f3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 CC      = gcc
 CXX     = g++
-CFLAGS  = -g -O3 -Wall -std=c++0x -pthread -lrt
+CFLAGS  = -g -O3 -Wall -std=c++0x -pthread
 LIBS    = -lpthread
 LDFLAGS = -g