diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 47db4bd8..f8ade884 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ MKDIR=mkdir
 EXTRA_FILES=
 CLIENT_EXTRA_FILES=
 
-ifneq (,$(findstring "$(PLATFORM)", "linux" "gnu_kfreebsd" "kfreebsd-gnu"))
+ifneq (,$(findstring "$(PLATFORM)", "linux" "gnu_kfreebsd" "kfreebsd-gnu" "gnu"))
 
   ifeq ($(ARCH),x86_64)
     LIB=lib64
diff --git a/code/qcommon/q_platform.h b/code/qcommon/q_platform.h
index ad606704..e22fc7d9 100644
--- a/code/qcommon/q_platform.h
+++ b/code/qcommon/q_platform.h
@@ -169,14 +169,16 @@ Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
 
 //================================================================= LINUX ===
 
-#if defined(__linux__) || defined(__FreeBSD_kernel__)
+#if defined(__linux__) || defined(__FreeBSD_kernel__) || defined(__GNU__)
 
 #include <endian.h>
 
 #if defined(__linux__)
 #define OS_STRING "linux"
-#else
+#elif defined(__FreeBSD_kernel__)
 #define OS_STRING "kFreeBSD"
+#else
+#define OS_STRING "GNU"
 #endif
 
 #define ID_INLINE inline