diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 705f735..4c6b7fd 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-CC=gcc
+CC=tcc
 all: tests
 shortcodes.c: shortcodes.rl
 	ragel -G2 -L shortcodes.rl -o shortcodes.c