diff --git a/colors.mk b/colors.mk
index 7c00b36..e341942 100644
--- a/colors.mk
+++ b/colors.mk
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ COLOR_NORMAL  = `$(TPUT) sgr0`
 COLOR_ACTION  = `$(TPUT) bold``$(TPUT) setaf 3`
 COLOR_COMMENT = `$(TPUT) bold``$(TPUT) setaf 2`
 COLOR_BRACKET = `$(TPUT) setaf 4`
+CC           += -fdiagnostics-color=always
 define colorecho
 	@echo $(COLOR_BRACKET)" ["$(COLOR_ACTION)$1$(COLOR_BRACKET)"] "$(COLOR_COMMENT)$2$(COLOR_BRACKET) $(COLOR_NORMAL)
 endef