diff --git a/src/java/org/lwjgl/LWJGLUtil.java b/src/java/org/lwjgl/LWJGLUtil.java
index 919deb15..8c876967 100644
--- a/src/java/org/lwjgl/LWJGLUtil.java
+++ b/src/java/org/lwjgl/LWJGLUtil.java
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ public class LWJGLUtil {
 		final String osName = getPrivilegedProperty("os.name");
 		if ( osName.startsWith("Windows") )
 			PLATFORM = PLATFORM_WINDOWS;
-		else if ( osName.startsWith("Linux") || osName.startsWith("FreeBSD") || osName.startsWith("SunOS") )
+		else if ( osName.startsWith("Linux") || osName.startsWith("FreeBSD") || osName.startsWith("SunOS") || osName.startsWith("Unix") )
 			PLATFORM = PLATFORM_LINUX;
 		else if ( osName.startsWith("Mac OS X") || osName.startsWith("Darwin") )
 			PLATFORM = PLATFORM_MACOSX;
diff --git a/src/java/org/lwjgl/util/applet/AppletLoader.java b/src/java/org/lwjgl/util/applet/AppletLoader.java
index 3a0bbca6..00c699b3 100644
--- a/src/java/org/lwjgl/util/applet/AppletLoader.java
+++ b/src/java/org/lwjgl/util/applet/AppletLoader.java
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ public class AppletLoader extends Applet implements Runnable, AppletStub {
 				nativeJarList = getParameter("al_windows");
 			}
 
-		} else if (osName.startsWith("Linux")) {
+		} else if (osName.startsWith("Linux") || osName.startsWith("Unix")) {
 
 			// check if arch specific natives have been specified
 			if (System.getProperty("os.arch").endsWith("64")) {