diff --git a/rainbowstream/c_image.py b/rainbowstream/c_image.py
index f050150..a0fb77d 100644
--- a/rainbowstream/c_image.py
+++ b/rainbowstream/c_image.py
@@ -12,11 +12,7 @@ def call_c():
     """
     Call the C program for converting RGB to Ansi colors
     """
-    library = expanduser('~/.image.so')
-    sauce = join(dirname(__file__), 'image.c')
-    if not exists(library) or getmtime(sauce) > getmtime(library):
-        build = "cc -fPIC -shared -o %s %s" % (library, sauce)
-        os.system(build + " >/dev/null 2>&1")
+    library = '@CLIB@'
     image_c = ctypes.cdll.LoadLibrary(library)
     image_c.init()
     return image_c.rgb_to_ansi