diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f76d4f5..99c985c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,13 @@ INCLUDES := inc
 
 #Alpine Linux ftdi include path
 INCLUDES += /usr/include/libftdi1
+
+DISTRO=$(cat /etc/issue | grep Alpine)
+ifeq "$(findstring Alpine,$(DISTRO))" ""
 LIBS := ftdi
+else
+LIBS := ftdi1
+endif
 
 LD_FLAGS :=
 C_FLAGS := -O0 -g
@@ -31,6 +37,9 @@ THIS_MAKEFILE := $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST))
 all: $(TARGET)
 
 $(TARGET): $(OBJS) $(THIS_MAKEFILE)
+	echo "$(LIBS)"
+	echo "$(DISTRO)"
+	echo "$(findstring Alpine,$(DISTRO))"
 	@mkdir -p $(BIN_DIR)
 	$(CC) $(C_FLAGS) $(LD_FLAGS) $(OBJS) $(addprefix -l,$(LIBS)) -o $@