--- ppp-2.4.5-1/pppd/Makefile.linux.orig	2014-07-23 14:37:42.759257850 -0400
+++ ppp-2.4.5-1/pppd/Makefile.linux	2014-07-23 14:39:55.412982982 -0400
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@
 
 # CC = gcc
 #
-COPTS = -O2 -pipe -Wall -g
-LIBS =
+#COPTS = -O2 -pipe -Wall -g
+LIBS ?=
 
 # Uncomment the next 2 lines to include support for Microsoft's
 # MS-CHAP authentication protocol.  Also, edit plugins/radius/Makefile.linux.
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 
 COMPILE_FLAGS= -DHAVE_PATHS_H -DIPX_CHANGE -DHAVE_MMAP
 
-CFLAGS= $(COPTS) $(COMPILE_FLAGS) $(INCLUDE_DIRS) '-DDESTDIR="@DESTDIR@"'
+CFLAGS+= $(COMPILE_FLAGS) $(INCLUDE_DIRS) '-DDESTDIR="@DESTDIR@"'
 
 ifdef CHAPMS
 CFLAGS   += -DCHAPMS=1