diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fe3bc94..ce1d06a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ BINDIR=/usr/bin
 LOCALESDIR=/usr/share/locale
 MANDIR=/usr/share/man/man8
 WARNFLAGS=-Wall -Wshadow -W -Wformat -Wimplicit-function-declaration -Wimplicit-int
-CFLAGS?=-O1 -g ${WARNFLAGS}
-CC?=gcc
-
+INCPATH?=-I ~/install/ncurses/usr/include/ -I ../ncurses/include
+LIBPATH?=-L ../ncurses/lib -L ~/install/ncurses/usr/lib
+CFLAGS?=-O1 -g ${WARNFLAGS} ${INCPATH} ${LIBPATH} -march=armv5
+CC=arm-none-linux-gnueabi-gcc
 CFLAGS+=-D VERSION=\"$(VERSION)\"
 
 # 
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ OBJS = powertop.o config.o process.o misctips.o bluetooth.o display.o suggestion
 	
 
 powertop: $(OBJS) Makefile powertop.h
-	$(CC) ${CFLAGS} $(LDFLAGS) $(OBJS) -lncursesw -o powertop
+	$(CC) ${CFLAGS} $(LDFLAGS) $(OBJS) -lncurses -o powertop
 	@(cd po/ && $(MAKE))
 
 powertop.8.gz: powertop.8
diff --git a/perf.c b/perf.c
index 1ce35a2..f2ed18b 100644
--- a/perf.c
+++ b/perf.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 
 /* some people have stale headers */
 #ifndef __NR_perf_event_open
-#ifdef __i386__
+#if defined __i386__ || defined __arm__
 #define __NR_perf_event_open	336
 #endif
 #if __x86_64__