diff --git a/make/defs.mk b/make/defs.mk
index 8dc1d69f..9b33fe82 100644
--- a/make/defs.mk
+++ b/make/defs.mk
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ endif
 SED                   := $(shell which sed)
 CAT                   := /bin/cat
 SHELL                 ?= /bin/bash
-BROWSER               ?= firefox
+BROWSER               ?= xdg-utils
 RM                    := $(shell which rm)
 AR                     = /usr/bin/ar
 PWD                   := $(shell which pwd)