diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index fede19a6..9ad90469 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ $Id$
 
 v0.39.8		26-Jan-2004
 
+	libcommon.a:
+		Fixed compiler directive for Linux in execute function.
+
 	mbcico:
 		Fixed binkp file resync.
 		Binkp now only tries to compress data frames.
diff --git a/lib/execute.c b/lib/execute.c
index 64b0a977..d1f4f4e9 100644
--- a/lib/execute.c
+++ b/lib/execute.c
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ int execute(char *cmd, char *file, char *pkt, char *in, char *out, char *err)
 #endif
     msleep(200);
     rc = _execute(cmd, file, pkt, in, out, err);
-#ifdef __linux
+#ifdef __linux__
     sync();
 #endif
     msleep(200);