diff --git a/gocv/gocv.go b/gocv/gocv.go
index 772b236..1e7cdfd 100644
--- a/gocv/gocv.go
+++ b/gocv/gocv.go
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ package gocv
 
 // #cgo CXXFLAGS: -std=c++11
 // #cgo darwin pkg-config: opencv
+// #cgo linux  pkg-config: opencv
 import "C"
diff --git a/gocv/gocv_calib3d.go b/gocv/gocv_calib3d.go
index 9f11cb6..3c91a49 100644
--- a/gocv/gocv_calib3d.go
+++ b/gocv/gocv_calib3d.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package gocv
 
 // #cgo CXXFLAGS: -std=c++11
 // #cgo darwin pkg-config: opencv
+// #cgo linux  pkg-config: opencv
 import "C"
 import "github.com/gonum/matrix/mat64"
 
diff --git a/gocv/gocv_core.go b/gocv/gocv_core.go
index 49b2072..6e531a3 100644
--- a/gocv/gocv_core.go
+++ b/gocv/gocv_core.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package gocv
 
 // #cgo CXXFLAGS: -std=c++11
 // #cgo darwin pkg-config: opencv
+// #cgo linux  pkg-config: opencv
 import "C"
 import "github.com/gonum/matrix/mat64"