diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c6c2cf4d..13fbddb5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -54,6 +54,13 @@ CFLAGS_MXQ_INITIAL_PATH = -DMXQ_INITIAL_PATH=\"$(MXQ_INITIAL_PATH)\"
 
 MYSQL_CONFIG = mysql_config
 
+OS_RELEASE = $(shell ./os-release)
+
+# special defaults for mariux64
+ifeq (${OS_RELEASE}, mariux64)
+   MXQ_INITIAL_PATH := ${MXQ_INITIAL_PATH}:/usr/local/package/bin
+endif
+
 CFLAGS_MYSQL += $(shell $(MYSQL_CONFIG) --cflags)
 LDLIBS_MYSQL += $(shell $(MYSQL_CONFIG) --libs)
 
diff --git a/os-release b/os-release
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..fedf572d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/os-release
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [ -e /etc/os-release ] ; then
+   . /etc/os-release
+fi
+
+echo ${ID:=unknown}