diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 180fea00a0895130fa010ca204a2025b4de00258..fbbe0d1ecfb7fefb4d330ef36df7575736cf510d 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-COMPILER = pdflatex
+COMPILER = latexmk
 
 CV_TARGET = resume.pdf
 LETTER_TARGET = cover-letter.pdf
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ all: $(CV) $(LETTER)
 $(CV):
 
 $(LETTER):
-	$(COMPILER) -output-directory $(LETTER_DIR) $(LETTER_DIR)/$(LETTER_IN)
+	$(COMPILER) -pdf -jobname=$(LETTER_DIR) $(LETTER_DIR)/$(LETTER_IN)
 	
 
 clean: