diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
index cf8618f2..4f5d6847 100644
--- a/config.py
+++ b/config.py
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ elif platform=='win32':
         return retval
 
 
-elif platform=='linux2':
+elif platform=='linux':
     import codecs
     # requires python-iniparse package - ConfigParser that ships with Python < 3.2 doesn't support unicode
     from iniparse import RawConfigParser
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ class Config(object):
             RegCloseKey(self.hkey)
             self.hkey = None
 
-    elif platform=='linux2':
+    elif platform=='linux':
 
         SECTION = 'config'
 
diff --git a/theme.py b/theme.py
index f632edf5..8eb78dd3 100644
--- a/theme.py
+++ b/theme.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ if platform == 'win32':
     FR_NOT_ENUM = 0x20
     AddFontResourceEx(join(config.respath, u'EUROCAPS.TTF'), FR_PRIVATE, 0)
 
-elif platform == 'linux2':
+elif platform == 'linux':
     from ctypes import *
 
     XID = c_ulong 	# from X.h: typedef unsigned long XID
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ class _Theme(object):
     # Set up colors
     def _colors(self, root, theme):
         style = ttk.Style()
-        if platform == 'linux2':
+        if platform == 'linux':
             style.theme_use('clam')
 
         # Default dark theme colors