diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 64395e1..be44cf3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 # Author: Jonas Bernoulli <jonas@bernoul.li>
 # License: GPL v3 <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt>
 
+EMACS ?= emacs
+
 .PHONY: all help build build-init quick bootstrap
 .FORCE:
 
@@ -19,24 +21,24 @@ help:
 
 build:
 	@rm -f init.elc
-	@emacs -Q --batch -L lib/borg --load borg \
+	@$(EMACS) -Q --batch -L lib/borg --load borg \
 	--funcall borg-initialize \
 	--funcall borg-batch-rebuild 2>&1
 
 build-init:
 	@rm -f init.elc
-	@emacs -Q --batch -L lib/borg --load borg \
+	@$(EMACS) -Q --batch -L lib/borg --load borg \
 	--funcall borg-initialize \
 	--funcall borg-batch-rebuild-init 2>&1
 
 quick:
 	@rm -f init.elc
-	@emacs -Q --batch -L lib/borg --load borg \
+	@$(EMACS) -Q --batch -L lib/borg --load borg \
 	--funcall borg-initialize \
 	--eval  '(borg-batch-rebuild t)' 2>&1
 
 lib/%: .FORCE
-	@emacs -Q --batch -L lib/borg --load borg \
+	@$(EMACS) -Q --batch -L lib/borg --load borg \
 	--funcall borg-initialize \
 	--eval  '(borg-build "$(@F)")' 2>&1