diff --git a/Makefile.cpputest b/Makefile.cpputest
index eb1fadf..61d7cf8 100644
--- a/Makefile.cpputest
+++ b/Makefile.cpputest
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 .PHONY: unittest check clean_unittest
 
+CPPUTEST_HOME ?= /usr/local
+
+CXXFLAGS += -I$(CPPUTEST_HOME)/include -DCPPUTEST_MEM_LEAK_DETECTION_DISABLED
+
 OBJ_UNIT_TEST = \
         unittest/helpers/fake_wire.o \
         unittest/helpers/fake_connection.o \
@@ -16,8 +20,9 @@ OBJ_UNIT_TEST = \
         unittest/fd_tests.o \
         unittest/fd_multidrop_tests.o \
 
+
 unittest: $(OBJ_UNIT_TEST) library
-	$(CXX) $(CPPFLAGS) -o $(BLD)/unit_test $(OBJ_UNIT_TEST) -L$(BLD) -lm -pthread -ltinyprotocol -lCppUTest -lCppUTestExt
+	$(CXX) $(CPPFLAGS) -o $(BLD)/unit_test $(OBJ_UNIT_TEST) -L$(BLD) -L$(CPPUTEST_HOME)/lib -lm -pthread -ltinyprotocol -lCppUTest -lCppUTestExt
 
 check: unittest
 	$(BLD)/unit_test