diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 96ab39a5..581158cf 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 ## Process this file with automake to produce Makefile.in
 
 SUBDIRS = plugins-scripts
+DOS2UNIX=$(shell which dos2unix || which fromdos)
 
 dist-hook:
 	if [ -f ../GLPlugin/lib/Monitoring/GLPlugin.pm ]; then cp -r ../GLPlugin/lib .; fi
 	rm -f t/var/tmp/*
 	rm -f t/var/adm/*
-	find $(distdir) -type f -exec fromdos -v {} \;
+	find $(distdir) -type f -exec $(DOS2UNIX) {} \;
 	make