--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -33,12 +33,6 @@ debug:
 install:
 	@echo "Installing vnStat..."
 
-# check that system is really Linux
-	@if [ `uname` != "Linux" ]; \
-	then echo "This isn't a Linux system. Maybe 'make bsdinstall' is what you need?"; \
-	false; \
-	fi
-
 # check that there's something to install
 	@if [ ! -f "src/vnstat" ] || [ ! -f "src/vnstatd" ]; \
 	then echo "Nothing to install, run make first."; \