diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 58e98d0..53388b4 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ doc : Doxyfile
 .PHONY: doc
 endif
 
-INDENT_CMD = indent -br -brs -ce --line-length120 -nut -i2
+if HAS_INDENT
+INDENT_ARGS = -br -brs -ce --line-length120 -nut -i2
 indent:
-	find $(top_srcdir)/libnfc $(top_srcdir)/include $(top_srcdir)/examples -name "*.[hc]" -exec $(INDENT_CMD) '{}' \;
+	find $(top_srcdir)/libnfc $(top_srcdir)/include $(top_srcdir)/examples -name "*.[hc]" -exec $(INDENT) $(INDENT_ARGS) '{}' ';'
+endif
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index f673de3..b0473a8 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -90,6 +90,16 @@ then
 fi
 AM_CONDITIONAL(DOC_ENABLED, [test x"$enable_doc" = xyes])
 
+# The indent target require GNU indent
+AC_PATH_PROG([INDENT], [indent])
+AC_PATH_PROG([GINDENT], [gindent])
+if test x"$GINDENT" != x""; then
+  INDENT="$GINDENT"
+fi
+
+AC_SUBST(INDENT)
+AM_CONDITIONAL(HAS_INDENT, [test x"$INDENT" != x""])
+
 # Dependencies
 PKG_CONFIG_REQUIRES=""