diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 5a50b683..24b454cc 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -136,4 +136,5 @@ be inserted instead of `asm.inc`.
 When contributing non-matching functions to this project, please build in both modes and fix any build errors you may get.
 Delete the `.o` file between building in each mode so that the `Makefile` runs the compiler both times.
 
-> [!NOTE] The inline assembler does not function the same as the standalone assembler. [See differences here.](inline_assembler.md#differences-from-standalone-assembler)
+> [!NOTE] 
+> The inline assembler does not function the same as the standalone assembler. [See differences here.](docs/inline_assembler.md#differences-from-standalone-assembler)
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 84f4cb22..90534997 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -12,8 +12,11 @@ ifeq ($(OS),Windows_NT)
 	WINE :=
 else
 	WINE := wine
+	PYTHON ?= python3.11
 endif
 
+PYTHON ?= python
+
 ROOT       := $(shell pwd)
 BUILD_DIR  := build
 TARGET_DIR := $(BUILD_DIR)/$(REGION_NAME)
@@ -110,7 +113,7 @@ clean:
 
 .PHONY: lcf
 lcf: setup $(TOOLS_DIR)/lcf.py
-	python $(TOOLS_DIR)/lcf.py
+	$(PYTHON) $(TOOLS_DIR)/lcf.py
 
 $(ASM_OBJS): $(TARGET_DIR)/%.o: %
 	mkdir -p $(dir $@)
@@ -135,4 +138,4 @@ $(OV_LZS): %.lz: %.bin
 gen_externs: $(ASM_INCS)
 
 $(ASM_INCS): %.inc: %.s
-	python $(TOOLS_DIR)/gen_externs.py $<
+	$(PYTHON) $(TOOLS_DIR)/gen_externs.py $<