diff --git a/sys/purge.sh b/sys/purge.sh
index b2661ab74d..49b123b438 100755
--- a/sys/purge.sh
+++ b/sys/purge.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+
+MAKE=make
+gmake --help >/dev/null 2>&1
+[ $? = 0 ] && MAKE=gmake
+
+
 PREFIX="$1"
 if [ -z "${PREFIX}" ]; then
 	PREFIX=/usr
@@ -6,4 +12,4 @@ fi
 [ -z "${SUDO}" ] && SUDO=sudo
 echo "Uninstalling r2 from ${PREFIX}..."
 ./configure --prefix="${PREFIX}"
-${SUDO} make purge
+${SUDO} ${MAKE} purge