diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ce01362..2db3799 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 hello
+*.o
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..47e8e57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+ALL: hello
+
+hello.o: hello.c
+	gcc -Wall -c hello.c
+
+hello: hello.o
+	gcc -o hello hello.o
+
+clean:
+	rm -f hello.o hello
+
+.PHONY: clean