diff --git a/build/makelib/common.mk b/build/makelib/common.mk
index e303a2ac4..14ce58c03 100644
--- a/build/makelib/common.mk
+++ b/build/makelib/common.mk
@@ -16,7 +16,13 @@
 .SUFFIXES:
 
 SHELL := /bin/bash
+ifneq (, $(shell command -v shasum))
 SHA256CMD := shasum -a 256
+else ifneq (, $(shell command -v sha256sum))
+SHA256CMD := sha256sum
+else
+$(error "please install 'shasum' or 'sha256sum'")
+endif
 
 ifeq ($(origin PLATFORM), undefined)
 ifeq ($(origin GOOS), undefined)