diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index f00f51a62..0915ba403 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -5,17 +5,21 @@ SUBDIRS = \
 	disk-utils \
 	fdisk \
 	getopt \
-	hwclock \
 	login-utils \
 	misc-utils \
-	mount \
-        partx \
 	po \
 	schedutils \
 	sys-utils \
 	text-utils \
 	tests
 
+if LINUX
+SUBDIRS += \
+	hwclock \
+	mount \
+	partx
+endif
+
 ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
 
 EXTRA_DIST = \
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 1ea72c6b9..dacc79625 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -292,6 +292,14 @@ AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM(
 [AC_MSG_NOTICE([Your libc thinks that swapon has 1 arg only.])
 ])
 
+case ${host_os} in
+  *linux*)
+    AM_CONDITIONAL([LINUX], [true])
+    ;;
+  *)
+    AM_CONDITIONAL([LINUX], [false])
+    ;;
+esac
 
 dnl UTIL_SET_ARCH(ARCHNAME, PATTERN)
 dnl ---------------------------------
diff --git a/disk-utils/Makefile.am b/disk-utils/Makefile.am
index 397d8efb4..eadc89d6d 100644
--- a/disk-utils/Makefile.am
+++ b/disk-utils/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 include $(top_srcdir)/config/include-Makefile.am
 
-man_MANS = blockdev.8 fdformat.8 isosize.8 mkfs.8 mkswap.8 \
+man_MANS = blockdev.8 isosize.8 mkfs.8 mkswap.8 \
            fsck.minix.8 mkfs.minix.8 mkfs.bfs.8
 
 sbin_PROGRAMS = mkfs mkswap blockdev fsck.minix mkfs.minix mkfs.bfs
@@ -10,7 +10,12 @@ mkfs_bfs_SOURCES = mkfs.bfs.c
 mkswap_SOURCES = mkswap.c swapheader.h ../lib/linux_version.c ../lib/blkdev.c
 blockdev_SOURCES = blockdev.c ../lib/linux_version.c ../lib/blkdev.c
 
-usrbinexec_PROGRAMS = fdformat isosize
+usrbinexec_PROGRAMS = isosize
+
+if LINUX
+man_MANS += fdformat.8
+usrbinexec_PROGRAMS += fdformat
+endif
 
 if BUILD_ELVTUNE
 sbin_PROGRAMS += elvtune
diff --git a/misc-utils/Makefile.am b/misc-utils/Makefile.am
index 45ee3cccf..e01f586a8 100644
--- a/misc-utils/Makefile.am
+++ b/misc-utils/Makefile.am
@@ -34,8 +34,10 @@ script_LDADD = -lutil
 endif
 
 if HAVE_NCURSES
+if LINUX
 usrbinexec_PROGRAMS += setterm
 man_MANS += setterm.1
+endif
 if HAVE_TINFO
 setterm_LDADD = -ltinfo
 else
diff --git a/sys-utils/Makefile.am b/sys-utils/Makefile.am
index 4ef94d4d3..7d5195a1d 100644
--- a/sys-utils/Makefile.am
+++ b/sys-utils/Makefile.am
@@ -1,14 +1,25 @@
 include $(top_srcdir)/config/include-Makefile.am
 
-bin_PROGRAMS = dmesg
+bin_PROGRAMS =
+if LINUX
+bin_PROGRAMS += dmesg
+endif
 
-usrbinexec_PROGRAMS = cytune flock ipcrm ipcs renice setsid setarch
+usrbinexec_PROGRAMS = flock ipcrm ipcs renice setsid
+if LINUX
+usrbinexec_PROGRAMS += cytune setarch
+endif
 
 cytune_SOURCES = cytune.c cyclades.h
 
+if LINUX
 sbin_PROGRAMS = ctrlaltdel
+endif
 
-usrsbinexec_PROGRAMS = readprofile tunelp rtcwake
+usrsbinexec_PROGRAMS = readprofile
+if LINUX
+usrsbinexec_PROGRAMS += tunelp rtcwake
+endif
 
 tunelp_SOURCES = tunelp.c lp.h