diff --git a/wmload/INSTALL b/wmload/INSTALL
index 2217d98..ce0151f 100644
--- a/wmload/INSTALL
+++ b/wmload/INSTALL
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-1. Check the Imakefile to see if all the LIBS are ok for your system.
+1. Check the Makefile to see if all the LIBS are ok for your system.
    ALSO, check DESTDIR and BINDIR; as they are now, a `make install'
    will put the wmload binary in /usr/local/bin.
-2. `xmkmf'
-3. `make'
-4. `make install'
-5. Enjoy!!!! (;-)
+2. `make'
+3. `make install'
+4. Enjoy!!!! (;-)
 
diff --git a/wmload/Imakefile b/wmload/Imakefile
deleted file mode 100644
index d91cbce..0000000
--- a/wmload/Imakefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-/* installation directory is the combination of $(DESTDIR)  and $(BINDIR)*/
-DESTDIR = /usr/local
-BINDIR = /bin
-
-XPMLIB = -L/usr/lib/X11 -lXpm -lm  
-DEPLIBS = $(DEPXLIB) 
-
-LOCAL_LIBRARIES = $(XPMLIB) $(XLIB)  
-
-LINTLIBS = $(LINTXLIB)
-
-EXTRA_DEFINES = -Debug         /* CFLAGS = -Debug */
-
-SRCS = wmload.c
-OBJS = wmload.o
-
-ComplexProgramTarget(wmload)
diff --git a/wmload/Makefile b/wmload/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..20c1547
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wmload/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+OBJS  = wmload.o
+LIBS = -lX11 -lXpm -lXext -lm
+PREFIX = /usr/local
+BINDIR = $(PREFIX)/bin
+INSTALL = install
+
+%.o: %.c
+	$(CC) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -c -o $@ $<
+
+wmload: $(OBJS)
+	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -o wmload $(OBJS) $(LIBS)
+
+clean:
+	rm -f $(OBJS) wmload
+
+install: wmload
+	$(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)
+	$(INSTALL) wmload $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)