--- a/Makefile.linux
+++ b/Makefile.linux
@@ -75,70 +75,10 @@ LDFLAGS += $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --libs-
 LDFLAGS += $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --libs-only-other libiptc)
 else
 
-ifeq "$(wildcard /etc/gentoo-release )" ""
-LDLIBS ?= -liptc
-else # gentoo
-# the following is better, at least on gentoo with iptables 1.4.6
-# see http://miniupnp.tuxfamily.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1618
-# and http://miniupnp.tuxfamily.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=2183
-LDLIBS ?= -lip4tc
-CPPFLAGS := -DIPTABLES_143 $(CPPFLAGS)
-endif
-
-ARCH ?= $(shell uname -m | grep -q "x86_64" && echo 64)
-ifdef IPTABLESPATH
-CPPFLAGS := $(CPPFLAGS) -I$(IPTABLESPATH)/include/
-LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAFGS) -L$(IPTABLESPATH)/libiptc/
-# get iptables version and set IPTABLES_143 macro if needed
-ifeq ($(TARGET_OPENWRT),)
-IPTABLESVERSION := $(shell grep "\#define VERSION" $(IPTABLESPATH)/config.h | tr -d \" |cut -d" " -f3 )
-IPTABLESVERSION1 := $(shell echo $(IPTABLESVERSION) | cut -d. -f1 )
-IPTABLESVERSION2 := $(shell echo $(IPTABLESVERSION) | cut -d. -f2 )
-IPTABLESVERSION3 := $(shell echo $(IPTABLESVERSION) | cut -d. -f3 )
-# test if iptables version >= 1.4.3
-TEST := $(shell [ \( \( $(IPTABLESVERSION1) -ge 1 \) -a \( $(IPTABLESVERSION2) -ge 4 \) \) -a \( $(IPTABLESVERSION3) -ge 3 \) ] && echo 1 )
-ifeq ($(TEST), 1)
-CPPFLAGS := $(CPPFLAGS) -DIPTABLES_143
-# the following sucks, but works
-LDLIBS = $(IPTABLESPATH)/libiptc/.libs/libip4tc.o
-#LDLIBS = $(IPTABLESPATH)/libiptc/.libs/libiptc.a
-else # ifeq ($(TEST), 1)
-LDLIBS = $(IPTABLESPATH)/libiptc/libiptc.a
-endif # ifeq ($(TEST), 1)
-else # ($(TARGET_OPENWRT),)
-# openWRT :
-# check for system-wide iptables files. Test if iptables version >= 1.4.3
-# the following test has to be verified :
-TEST := $(shell test -f /usr/include/iptables/internal.h && grep -q "\#define IPTABLES_VERSION" /usr/include/iptables/internal.h && echo 1)
-ifeq ($(TEST), 1)
-CPPFLAGS := $(CPPFLAGS) -DIPTABLES_143
-LDLIBS = -liptc
-endif  # ($(TEST), 1)
-TEST_LIB := $(shell test -f /usr/lib$(ARCH)/libiptc.a && echo 1)
-ifeq ($(TEST_LIB), 1)
-LDLIBS = -liptc /usr/lib$(ARCH)/libiptc.a
-endif # ($(TEST_LIB), 1)
-endif # ($(TARGET_OPENWRT),)
-else # ifdef IPTABLESPATH
-# IPTABLESPATH not defined
-# the following test has to be verified :
-TEST := $(shell test -f /usr/include/xtables.h && grep -q "XTABLES_VERSION_CODE" /usr/include/xtables.h && echo 1)
-ifeq ($(TEST), 1)
-CPPFLAGS := $(CPPFLAGS) -DIPTABLES_143
-LDLIBS = -liptc
-TESTIP4TC := $(shell test -f /lib/libip4tc.so && echo 1)
-ifeq ($(TESTIP4TC), 1)
-LDLIBS := $(LDLIBS) -lip4tc
-endif # ($(TESTIP4TC), 1)
-TESTIP6TC := $(shell test -f /lib/libip6tc.so && echo 1)
-ifeq ($(TESTIP6TC), 1)
-LDLIBS := $(LDLIBS) -lip6tc
-endif # ($(TESTIP6TC), 1)
-endif # ($(TEST), 1)
-endif # ifdef IPTABLESPATH
 endif # ifdef PCFILE_FOUND
 
-LDLIBS += -lnfnetlink
+LDLIBS += -lip4tc -lnfnetlink
+CPPFLAGS += -DIPTABLES_143
 
 TEST := $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --atleast-version=1.0.2 libnetfilter_conntrack && $(PKG_CONFIG) --atleast-version=1.0.3 libmnl && echo 1)
 ifeq ($(TEST),1)
@@ -184,7 +124,6 @@ install:	miniupnpd miniupnpd.8 miniupnpd
 	$(INSTALL) linux/miniupnpd.init.d.script $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/etc/init.d/miniupnpd
 	$(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)$(MANINSTALLDIR)
 	$(INSTALL) --mode=0644 miniupnpd.8 $(DESTDIR)$(MANINSTALLDIR)
-	gzip -f $(DESTDIR)$(MANINSTALLDIR)/miniupnpd.8
 
 # genuuid is using the uuidgen CLI tool which is part of libuuid
 # from the e2fsprogs