diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 130619b..1e79b82 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,19 +4,18 @@ SRCS = src/gpio.c src/led.c src/pwm.c src/spi.c src/i2c.c src/mmio.c src/serial.
 SRCDIR = src
 OBJDIR = obj
 
-PERIPHERY_GPIO_CDEV_SUPPORT ?= 1
-
 TEST_PROGRAMS = $(basename $(wildcard tests/*.c))
 
 ###########################################################################
 
 OBJECTS = $(patsubst $(SRCDIR)/%.c,$(OBJDIR)/%.o,$(SRCS))
 
+GPIO_CDEV_SUPPORT := $(shell ! echo "\#include <linux/gpio.h>" | $(CC) -E - >/dev/null 2>&1; echo $$?)
 COMMIT_ID := $(shell git describe --abbrev --always --tags --dirty 2>/dev/null || echo "")
 
 CFLAGS += -std=gnu99 -pedantic
 CFLAGS += -Wall -Wextra -Wno-unused-parameter $(DEBUG) -fPIC
-CFLAGS += -DPERIPHERY_VERSION_COMMIT=\"$(COMMIT_ID)\" -DPERIPHERY_GPIO_CDEV_SUPPORT=$(PERIPHERY_GPIO_CDEV_SUPPORT)
+CFLAGS += -DPERIPHERY_VERSION_COMMIT=\"$(COMMIT_ID)\" -DPERIPHERY_GPIO_CDEV_SUPPORT=$(GPIO_CDEV_SUPPORT)
 LDFLAGS +=
 
 ifdef CROSS_COMPILE