diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 8d48d680..ccbfb52c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
 # Checks for platform.
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 case "$target_os" in
-linux*)
+linux*|gnu*)
    my_htop_platform=linux
    ;;
 freebsd*|kfreebsd*)