diff --git a/OTRExporter/OTRExporter/Makefile b/OTRExporter/OTRExporter/Makefile
index 893828845..e935a7ae1 100644
--- a/OTRExporter/OTRExporter/Makefile
+++ b/OTRExporter/OTRExporter/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Only used for standalone compilation, usually inherits these from the main makefile
 
-CXX := g++-12
+CXX ?= g++
 AR	:= ar
 FORMAT := clang-format-11
 
diff --git a/ZAPDTR/Makefile b/ZAPDTR/Makefile
index 673ff6934..b8e2a0a4a 100644
--- a/ZAPDTR/Makefile
+++ b/ZAPDTR/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ LLD ?= 0
 WERROR ?= 0
 UNAME := $(shell uname)
 
-CXX := g++-12
+CXX ?= g++
 
 INC := -I ZAPD -I lib/elfio -I lib/libgfxd -I lib/tinyxml2 -I ZAPDUtils
 CXXFLAGS := -fpic -std=c++17 -Wall -Wextra -fno-omit-frame-pointer
diff --git a/ZAPDTR/ZAPDUtils/Makefile b/ZAPDTR/ZAPDUtils/Makefile
index 503197373..b9c4e29ad 100644
--- a/ZAPDTR/ZAPDUtils/Makefile
+++ b/ZAPDTR/ZAPDUtils/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Only used for standalone compilation, usually inherits these from the main makefile
-CXX := g++-12
+CXX ?= g++
 CXXFLAGS ?= -Wall -Wextra -O2 -g -std=c++17
 
 SRC_DIRS  := $(shell find . -type d -not -path "*build*")
diff --git a/ZAPDTR/lib/libgfxd/Makefile b/ZAPDTR/lib/libgfxd/Makefile
index ba06fdb2a..5c3edbef4 100644
--- a/ZAPDTR/lib/libgfxd/Makefile
+++ b/ZAPDTR/lib/libgfxd/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-CC := gcc-12
+CC ?= gcc
 CFLAGS = -Wall -O2 -g
 UC_OBJ = uc_f3d.o uc_f3db.o uc_f3dex.o uc_f3dexb.o uc_f3dex2.o
 OBJ = gfxd.o $(UC_OBJ)
diff --git a/libultraship/Makefile b/libultraship/Makefile
index 6ba3d0373..9f269ea61 100644
--- a/libultraship/Makefile
+++ b/libultraship/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Only used for standalone compilation, usually inherits these from the main makefile
 
-CXX := g++-12
-CC := gcc-12
+CXX ?= g++
+CC ?= gcc
 AR	:= ar
 FORMAT := clang-format-11
 UNAME := $(shell uname)
diff --git a/soh/Makefile b/soh/Makefile
index 946731c5c..14b799d46 100644
--- a/soh/Makefile
+++ b/soh/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-CXX := g++-12
-CC := gcc-12
+CXX ?= g++
+CC ?= gcc
 LD := lld
 AR	:= ar
 FORMAT := clang-format-11