--- rarian-sk-update.dist
+++ rarian-sk-update
@@ -264,9 +264,13 @@ process_directory ()
 # They are inherited from scrollkeeper :(
 
 # We use TEMP as set -- seems to nuke the return value of getopt
-TEMP=`getopt -u -n$(basename $0) -o "o:r:p:vqnhV" \
-	     -- "$@"` \
-    || print_usage
+if getopt --version | grep "getopt" >/dev/null; then
+	TEMP=`getopt -u -n$(basename $0) -o "o:r:p:vqnhV" \
+		     -- "$@"` \
+	    || print_usage
+else
+	TEMP=`getopt o:r:p:vqnhV $*` || print_usage
+fi
 
 if [ $? != 0 ] ; then
 	print_usage