diff --git a/kernel/Makefile b/kernel/Makefile
index 77fc836..3e593c0 100644
--- a/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+ZIG ?= zig
+
 .PHONY: x86_64 i386 clean
 x86_64 i386:
-	zig build -Dtarget="$@" --prefix . $(ZIGFLAGS)
+	$(ZIG) build -Dtarget="$@" --prefix . $(ZIGFLAGS)
 
 clean:
 	rm -rf bin zig-cache