diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c23bf5082..6bfa74c40 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1625,7 +1625,12 @@ if test "$KDRIVE" = yes; then
     #    $MIEXT_SHADOW_LIB $XPSTUBS_LIB"
     KDRIVE_PURE_LIBS="$FB_LIB $MI_LIB $FIXES_LIB $XEXT_LIB $DBE_LIB $XTRAP_LIB $RECORD_LIB $GLX_LIBS $RENDER_LIB $RANDR_LIB $DAMAGE_LIB $MIEXT_DAMAGE_LIB $MIEXT_SHADOW_LIB $XI_LIB $XKB_LIB $XKB_STUB_LIB $COMPOSITE_LIB $XPSTUBS_LIB $OS_LIB"
     KDRIVE_LIB='$(top_builddir)/hw/kdrive/src/libkdrive.a'
-    KDRIVE_OS_LIB='$(top_builddir)/hw/kdrive/linux/liblinux.a'
+    case $host_os in
+	*linux*)
+	    KDRIVE_OS_LIB='$(top_builddir)/hw/kdrive/linux/liblinux.a'
+            KDRIVELINUX=yes
+	    ;;
+    esac
     KDRIVE_STUB_LIB='$(top_builddir)/hw/kdrive/src/libkdrivestubs.a'
     KDRIVE_LIBS="$XSERVERLIBS_LIBS $DIX_LIB $CONFIG_LIB $KDRIVE_LIB $TSLIB_LIBS $KDRIVE_OS_LIB $KDRIVE_PURE_LIBS $KDRIVE_STUB_LIB"
 
@@ -1653,6 +1658,7 @@ AC_SUBST([KDRIVE_PURE_INCS])
 AC_SUBST([KDRIVE_CFLAGS])
 AC_SUBST([KDRIVE_PURE_LIBS])
 AC_SUBST([KDRIVE_LIBS])
+AM_CONDITIONAL(KDRIVELINUX, [test "x$KDRIVELINUX" = xyes])
 AM_CONDITIONAL(TSLIB, [test "x$HAVE_TSLIB" = xyes])
 AM_CONDITIONAL(H3600_TS, false)
 AM_CONDITIONAL(KDRIVEVESA, [test "x$KDRIVEVESA" = xyes])
diff --git a/hw/kdrive/Makefile.am b/hw/kdrive/Makefile.am
index fa1dba90a..e07804948 100644
--- a/hw/kdrive/Makefile.am
+++ b/hw/kdrive/Makefile.am
@@ -19,9 +19,13 @@ if XEPHYR
 XEPHYR_SUBDIRS = ephyr
 endif
 
+if KDRIVELINUX
+LINUX_SUBDIRS = linux
+endif
+
 SUBDIRS =			\
 	src			\
-	linux			\
+	$(LINUX_SUBDIRS)	\
 	$(XSDL_SUBDIRS)		\
 	$(FBDEV_SUBDIRS)	\
 	$(VESA_SUBDIRS)		\