diff --git a/documentation/Makefile b/documentation/Makefile
index 1c01d577b0..4e4991adbe 100644
--- a/documentation/Makefile
+++ b/documentation/Makefile
@@ -9,12 +9,27 @@ FIGS=codeflow.pdf hypertransport.pdf
 
 all: LinuxBIOS-AMD64.pdf 
 
+SVG2PDF=$(shell which svg2pdf)
+INKSCAPE=$(shell which inkscape)
+CONVERT=$(shell which convert)
 
 codeflow.pdf: codeflow.svg
+ifneq ($(strip $(SVG2PDF)),)
 	svg2pdf $< $@
+else ifneq ($(strip $(INKSCAPE)),)
+	inkscape $< --export-pdf=$@
+else ifneq ($(strip $(CONVERT)),)
+	convert $< $@
+endif
 
 hypertransport.pdf: hypertransport.svg
+ifneq ($(strip $(SVG2PDF)),)
 	svg2pdf $< $@
+else ifneq ($(strip $(INKSCAPE)),)
+	inkscape $< --export-pdf=$@
+else ifneq ($(strip $(CONVERT)),)
+	convert $< $@
+endif
 
 LinuxBIOS-AMD64.toc: $(FIGS) LinuxBIOS-AMD64.tex 
 	# 2 times to make sure we have a current toc.
@@ -30,4 +45,3 @@ clean:
 distclean: clean
 	rm -f LinuxBIOS-AMD64.pdf
 	
-