diff --git a/src/Makeall b/src/Makeall
index 94c8a95a6..71a11c629 100755
--- a/src/Makeall
+++ b/src/Makeall
@@ -68,10 +68,16 @@ if [ "X${ARGV}" = "Xall" -o "X${ARGV}" = "Xrootcheck" -o "X${ARGV}" = "Xlibs" ];
 
     # Checking for inotify
     if [ "X$OS" = "XLinux" ]; then
-        ls /usr/include/sys/inotify.h > /dev/null 2>&1
-        if [ $? = 0 ]; then
+        #ls /usr/include/sys/inotify.h > /dev/null 2>&1
+        #if [ $? = 0 ]; then
+        #    echo "EEXTRA=-DUSEINOTIFY" >> Config.OS
+        #fi    
+
+        if [ -e /usr/include/sys/inotify.h ]; then
             echo "EEXTRA=-DUSEINOTIFY" >> Config.OS
-        fi    
+        elif [ -e /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/sys/inotify.h ]; then
+            echo "EEXTRA=-DUSEINOTIFY" >> Config.OS
+        fi
 
     fi