diff --git a/rebar.config b/rebar.config
index 3192ded..713e3df 100644
--- a/rebar.config
+++ b/rebar.config
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {erl_opts, [debug_info]}.
 
-{pre_hooks, [
-	{compile, "make -C c_src"},
-	{clean, "make -C c_src clean"}
+{pre_hooks, [{"freebsd", compile, "gmake -C c_src"},
+             {"freebsd", clean, "gmake -C c_src clean"},
+             {"(linux|darwin|solaris)", compile, "make -C c_src"},
+             {"(linux|darwin|solaris)", clean, "make -C c_src clean"}
 ]}.