diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0e835bee66..e4795c155d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 CC ?= cc
-CFLAGS ?= -O2 -fPIC
 PREFIX ?= /usr/local
 
 all: 
-	curl -o v.c -LsSf https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vlang/vc/master/v.c
-	${CC} -std=gnu11 -w -o v v.c -lm
+	git clone --depth 1 --quiet https://github.com/vlang/vc
+	${CC} -std=gnu11 -w -o v vc/v.c -lm
 	./v -o v compiler
-	rm v.c
+	rm -rf vc
 	@echo "V has been successfully built"
 
 symlink: v
diff --git a/make.bat b/make.bat
index ed5dfd212e..df1c6d78c0 100644
--- a/make.bat
+++ b/make.bat
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vlang/vc/master/v_win.c
-gcc -std=gnu11 -DUNICODE -D_UNICODE -w -o v2.exe v_win.c
+git clone --depth 1 --quiet https://github.com/vlang/vc
+gcc -std=gnu11 -DUNICODE -D_UNICODE -w -o v2.exe vc/v_win.c
 v2.exe -o v.exe compiler
 del v2.exe
-del v_win.c
+rd /s /q vc