diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 211345b..caf059b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ else
 DEFAULT := sdl
 endif
 
-ifneq ($(shell which xdg-open),)
+ifneq ($(shell which xdg-open)$(FREEDESKTOP),)
 # Running on an FreeDesktop environment, configure for (optional) installation
 DESTDIR ?= 
 PREFIX ?= /usr/local