diff --git a/src/porting.cpp b/src/porting.cpp
index 86d5bf5da..812f148da 100644
--- a/src/porting.cpp
+++ b/src/porting.cpp
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ void initializePaths()
 	/*
 		Linux
 	*/
-	#elif defined(linux)
+	#elif defined(linux) || defined(__linux)
 
 	char buf[BUFSIZ];
 	memset(buf, 0, BUFSIZ);
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ void initializePaths()
 	/*
 		Linux
 	*/
-	#elif defined(linux)
+	#elif defined(linux) || defined(__linux)
 
 	// Get path to executable
 	std::string bindir = "";