Index: freetype-2.4.3/builds/toplevel.mk
===================================================================
--- freetype-2.4.3.orig/builds/toplevel.mk	2010-07-12 00:33:23.000000000 +0200
+++ freetype-2.4.3/builds/toplevel.mk	2010-10-29 16:19:37.525259301 +0200
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ ifdef check_platform
   #
   # Note: This test is duplicated in `builds/unix/detect.mk'.
   #
-  is_unix := $(strip $(wildcard /sbin/init) \
+  is_unix := $(strip $(wildcard /bin/ls) \
                      $(wildcard /usr/sbin/init) \
                      $(wildcard /hurd/auth))
   ifneq ($(is_unix),)
Index: freetype-2.4.3/builds/unix/detect.mk
===================================================================
--- freetype-2.4.3.orig/builds/unix/detect.mk	2009-03-14 14:45:26.000000000 +0100
+++ freetype-2.4.3/builds/unix/detect.mk	2010-10-29 16:20:02.456789596 +0200
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ ifeq ($(PLATFORM),ansi)
 
   # Note: this test is duplicated in "builds/toplevel.mk".
   #
-  is_unix := $(strip $(wildcard /sbin/init) \
+  is_unix := $(strip $(wildcard /bin/ls) \
                      $(wildcard /usr/sbin/init) \
                      $(wildcard /hurd/auth))
   ifneq ($(is_unix),)