diff --git a/src/context.cr b/src/context.cr
index a46a106..2ea0bc2 100644
--- a/src/context.cr
+++ b/src/context.cr
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class Package::Context
 				next BuildStatus::Pass
 			end
 
-			child = context.run "./configure",  ["--prefix=/usr"]
+			child = context.sh "./configure --prefix=/usr #{recipe.options["configure"]? || ""}"
 
 			if child.exit_status == 0
 				BuildStatus::Success
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class Package::Context
 				next BuildStatus::Pass
 			end
 
-			child = context.run "make"
+			child = context.sh "make #{recipe.options["make"]? || ""}"
 
 			if child.exit_status == 0
 				BuildStatus::Success
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ class Package::Context
 				next BuildStatus::Pass
 			end
 
-			child = context.run "make", ["install", "DESTDIR=#{recipe.fake_root_directory}"]
+			child = context.sh "make install 'DESTDIR=#{recipe.fake_root_directory}' #{recipe.options["make install"]? || ""}"
 
 			if child.exit_status == 0
 				BuildStatus::Success
@@ -166,6 +166,10 @@ class Package::Context
 		run nil, command, nil
 	end
 
+	def sh(command)
+		run nil, "sh", ["-x", "-e", "-c", command]
+	end
+
 	def package(package : Package) : Bool
 		@selected_packaging_backend.package self, package
 	end
diff --git a/src/recipe.cr b/src/recipe.cr
index 32abd8d..7f10363 100644
--- a/src/recipe.cr
+++ b/src/recipe.cr
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ class Package::Recipe
 	# Build instructions, helpers and other build-only data.
 	setter dirname       : String? # matching getter defined manually later.
 	getter instructions  = Instructions.new
+	getter options       = Hash(String, String).new
 
 	def initialize(@context, @name, @version)
 		@sources = Sources.new