diff --git a/ext/jasmine-webkit-specrunner/extconf.rb b/ext/jasmine-webkit-specrunner/extconf.rb
index ee09069..cbc77ca 100644
--- a/ext/jasmine-webkit-specrunner/extconf.rb
+++ b/ext/jasmine-webkit-specrunner/extconf.rb
@@ -1,2 +1,8 @@
-system %{qmake -spec macx-g++}
+case RUBY_PLATFORM
+when /linux/
+	system %{qmake -spec linux-g++}
+else
+	system %{qmake -spec macx-g++}
+end
+
 system %{make}