diff --git a/communication_techniques/Makefile b/communication_techniques/Makefile
index 2b40d5d..9c5e942 100644
--- a/communication_techniques/Makefile
+++ b/communication_techniques/Makefile
@@ -4,12 +4,15 @@ BINDIR=bin
 SRCDIR=src
 INCDIR=include
 LIBDIR=lib
+LOCALDIR=$(HOME)/local
+PAPIHIGHLEVELLIBDIR=lib
+PAPIHIGHLEVELINCDIR=include
 
 # Compilation flags
 # I know -finline-functions and -finline-functions-called-once are enabled by
 # -O3 but I did this in case gcc behaviour change one day
 CFLAGS=-g -O3 -finline-functions -finline-functions-called-once -Wall -Werror
-LDFLAGS=-L$(LIBDIR) -L$(HOME)/local/lib -Wl,-rpath-link,$(HOME)/local/lib -lpthread -lpapihighlevel
+LDFLAGS=-L$(LIBDIR) -L$(LOCALDIR)/$(PAPIHIGHLEVELLIBDIR) -Wl,-rpath-link,$(HOME)/local/lib -lpthread -lpapihighlevel
 
 # Executables
 CC=gcc
@@ -42,7 +45,7 @@ $(LIBDIR)/lib$(BASE_TARGET).a: $(OBJDIR)/$(BASE_TARGET).o $(patsubst %,$(OBJDIR)
 # Compile common source files
 $(OBJDIR)/$(BASE_TARGET)_%.o: $(SRCDIR)/%.c symlink
 	if [ ! -d $(OBJDIR) ] ; then mkdir $(OBJDIR) ; fi
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -I$(INCDIR) -I$(HOME)/local/include -c $< -o $@
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -I$(INCDIR) -I$(LOCALDIR)/$(PAPIHIGHLEVELINCDIR) -c $< -o $@
 endif
 
 # Compile non common source files