diff --git a/build/gist b/build/gist
index cb66dd4..dd4160e 100755
--- a/build/gist
+++ b/build/gist
@@ -1635,6 +1635,7 @@ Could not find copy command, tried:
               elsif RUBY_PLATFORM =~ /linux/
                 %w(
                   sensible-browser
+                  xdg-open
                   firefox
                   firefox-bin
                 ).detect do |cmd|
diff --git a/lib/gist.rb b/lib/gist.rb
index 74dfbbb..229f853 100644
--- a/lib/gist.rb
+++ b/lib/gist.rb
@@ -329,6 +329,7 @@ def open(url)
               elsif RUBY_PLATFORM =~ /linux/
                 %w(
                   sensible-browser
+                  xdg-open
                   firefox
                   firefox-bin
                 ).detect do |cmd|