diff --git a/Makefile.flags b/Makefile.flags
index 5673bc48a..7a445c3b5 100644
--- a/Makefile.flags
+++ b/Makefile.flags
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ LDLIBS += $(if $(SELINUX_LIBS),$(SELINUX_LIBS:-l%=%),$(SELINUX_PC_MODULES:lib%=%
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_FEATURE_NSLOOKUP_BIG),y)
-ifeq ($(CONFIG_UNAME_OSNAME),Linux)
+ifneq (,$(findstring linux,$(shell $(CC) $(CFLAGS) -dumpmachine)))
 LDLIBS += resolv
 endif
 endif