diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a55da59..95f61f9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 
-AR = ar
-CC = gcc
+AR ?= ar
+CC ?= gcc
+PREFIX ?= /usr/local
+
 CFLAGS = -O3 -std=c99 -Wall
 
 SRCS = src/list.c \
@@ -11,6 +13,12 @@ OBJS = $(SRCS:.c=.o)
 
 all: build/liblist.a
 
+install: all
+	cp -f build/liblist.a $(PREFIX)/lib/liblist.a
+
+uninstall:
+	rm -f $(PREFIX)/lib/liblist.a
+
 build/liblist.a: $(OBJS)
 	@mkdir -p build
 	$(AR) rcs $@ $^
@@ -35,4 +43,4 @@ test: bin/test
 benchmark: bin/benchmark
 	@./$<
 
-.PHONY: test benchmark clean
\ No newline at end of file
+.PHONY: test benchmark clean install uninstall
\ No newline at end of file