diff --git a/Corrfunc/call_correlation_functions.py b/Corrfunc/call_correlation_functions.py
index f8a659d3..c1163042 100644
--- a/Corrfunc/call_correlation_functions.py
+++ b/Corrfunc/call_correlation_functions.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 import os.path as path
 import time
 from Corrfunc import _countpairs
-from .utils import read_catalog
+from Corrfunc.utils import read_catalog
 
 
 def main():
diff --git a/common.mk b/common.mk
index 58405b2d..3cd65281 100644
--- a/common.mk
+++ b/common.mk
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ GSL_LINK   := $(shell gsl-config --libs) -Xlinker -rpath -Xlinker $(GSL_LIBDIR)
 
 # Check if code is running on travis
 ifeq (osx, $(findstring osx, ${TRAVIS_OS_NAME}))
-$(info hererehehehre)
 ifeq (USE_AVX, $(findstring USE_AVX,$(OPT)))
 $(warning $(ccmagenta) TRAVIS CI OSX workers do not seem to support AVX instructions. Removing USE_AVX from compile options. $(ccreset))
 OPT:=$(filter-out -DUSE_AVX,$(OPT))
@@ -44,6 +43,20 @@ endif
 endif
 # done with removing USE_AVX under osx on Travis
 
+# Now check if gcc is set to be the compiler but if clang is really under the hood.
+export GCC_IS_CLANG ?= -1
+ifeq ($(GCC_IS_CLANG), -1)
+GCC_VERSION := $(shell gcc --version)
+ifeq (clang,$(findstring clang,$(GCC_VERSION)))
+export GCC_IS_CLANG := 1
+else
+export GCC_IS_CLANG := 0
+endif
+# $(info $$GCC_VERSION is [${GCC_VERSION}])
+# $(info $$GCC_IS_CLANG is [${GCC_IS_CLANG}])
+endif
+
+
 ifneq (USE_OMP,$(findstring USE_OMP,$(OPT)))
 ifneq (clang,$(findstring clang,$(CC)))
 $(warning $(ccmagenta) Recommended compiler for a serial build is clang $(ccreset))
@@ -132,8 +145,11 @@ ifeq ($(UNAME), Darwin)
 ## use the clang assembler instead of GNU assembler
 ## http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10327939/erroring-on-no-such-instruction-while-assembling-project-on-mac-os-x-lion
 ifeq (gcc,$(findstring gcc,$(CC)))
+ifneq ($(GCC_IS_CLANG), 1)
+## Only add -Wa,-q flag if it is true gcc. if clang is operating under gcc, no need to add this flag
 CFLAGS += -Wa,-q
 endif
+endif
 
 endif