diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 174d23ad..c8e9b24c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ PKGDIR  := ./packages
 RCPDIR  := ./recipes
 HTMLDIR := ./html
 WORKDIR := ./working
-EMACS   := emacs
+EMACS   ?= emacs
 
 EVAL := $(EMACS)