diff --git a/pyopencl/tools.py b/pyopencl/tools.py
index c5d5dd5dfb3a7305fd1eb37cf78f463e5c71bc7b..30d61b77a3e22745864a76854e3c99bd21680998 100644
--- a/pyopencl/tools.py
+++ b/pyopencl/tools.py
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ def get_gl_sharing_context_properties():
     props = []
 
     import sys
-    if sys.platform == "linux2":
+    if sys.platform in ["linux", "linux2"]:
         props.append(
             (ctx_props.GL_CONTEXT_KHR, gl_platform.GetCurrentContext()))
         props.append(