--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
     lib_dir_list = [fltk_lib_dir]
     lib_list = ["fltk", "kernel32", "user32", "gdi32", "winspool", "comdlg32", "Comctl32", "advapi32", "shell32", "oleaut32", "odbc32", "odbccp32", "stdc++", "msvcr71"]
     #link_arg_list=["-Wl,--enable-runtime-pseudo-reloc", "-Wl,--enable-auto-import"]
-elif sys.platform == 'linux2':
+elif sys.platform.startswith('linux'):
     print "Building for Linux"
     # ugly hack to force distutils to use g++ instead of gcc for linking
     from distutils import sysconfig