diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 5c272d8..9a29609 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -4855,15 +4855,15 @@ fi
 
 else
   case "$host_os" in
-  gnu*)
+  gnu*|linux-gnu)
     FSCK_PROG='' FSCK_MAN=''
     { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: Not building fsck wrapper by default" >&5
 $as_echo "Not building fsck wrapper by default" >&6; }
     ;;
   *)
     FSCK_PROG=fsck FSCK_MAN=fsck.8
-    { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: Building fsck wrapper by default" >&5
-$as_echo "Building fsck wrapper by default" >&6; }
+    { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: Building fsck wrapper by default)" >&5
+$as_echo "Building fsck wrapper by default)" >&6; }
 esac
 
 fi
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 25b9427..d9990b4 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -576,13 +576,13 @@ else
 fi]
 ,
 [case "$host_os" in
-  gnu*)
+  gnu*|linux-gnu)
     FSCK_PROG='' FSCK_MAN=''
     AC_MSG_RESULT([Not building fsck wrapper by default])
     ;;
   *)
     FSCK_PROG=fsck FSCK_MAN=fsck.8
-    AC_MSG_RESULT([Building fsck wrapper by default])
+    AC_MSG_RESULT([Building fsck wrapper by default)])
 esac]
 )
 AC_SUBST(FSCK_PROG)