diff --git a/ggml/src/ggml-cpu/ggml-cpu.c b/ggml/src/ggml-cpu/ggml-cpu.c
index 491316f74..7918845cc 100644
--- a/ggml/src/ggml-cpu/ggml-cpu.c
+++ b/ggml/src/ggml-cpu/ggml-cpu.c
@@ -2608,7 +2608,7 @@ static bool ggml_thread_apply_priority(int32_t prio) {
     return true;
 }
 
-#elif defined(__gnu_linux__)
+#elif defined(__linux__)
 // TODO: this may not work on BSD, to be verified
 
 static bool ggml_thread_apply_affinity(const bool * mask) {