diff --git a/meta/classes/base.bbclass b/meta/classes/base.bbclass
index 08065c6..f691799 100644
--- a/meta/classes/base.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/base.bbclass
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ base_do_configure() {
 addtask compile after do_configure
 do_compile[dirs] = "${S} ${B}"
 base_do_compile() {
-	if [ -e Makefile -o -e makefile ]; then
+	if [ -e Makefile -o -e makefile -o -e GNUmakefile ]; then
 		oe_runmake || die "make failed"
 	else
 		bbnote "nothing to compile"