diff --git a/thesis/Makefile b/thesis/Makefile
index 461584d..9afb083 100644
--- a/thesis/Makefile
+++ b/thesis/Makefile
@@ -2,16 +2,12 @@ src = $(wildcard *.tex)
 pdf = $(src:.tex=.pdf)
 imgpdf = $(wildcard img/*.pdf)
 
-.PHONY: all clean install
+.PHONY: all clean
 
 all: $(pdf) $(imgpdf)
 
 %.pdf: %.tex $(wildcard src/*.tex) $(wildcard *.bib) $(imgpdf)
-	latexmk -file-line-error -synctex=1 -halt-on-error -shell-escape -pdf $<
-
-fast:
-	# enforce tex execution
-	pdflatex -synctex=1 $(src)
+	latexmk -pdf -xelatex -shell-escape -file-line-error -synctex=1 -halt-on-error -shell-escape $<
 
 clean:
 	latexmk -C $(src)