diff --git a/lib/roken/rkpty.c b/lib/roken/rkpty.c
index bd955e71f..b2f021e42 100644
--- a/lib/roken/rkpty.c
+++ b/lib/roken/rkpty.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ open_pty(void)
     printf("implement open_pty\n");
     exit(77);
 #endif
-#if defined(HAVE_OPENPTY) || defined(__linux) || defined(__osf__) /* XXX */
+#if defined(HAVE_OPENPTY) || defined(__osf__) /* XXX */
     if(openpty(&master, &slave, line, 0, 0) == 0)
 	return;
 #endif /* HAVE_OPENPTY .... */