diff --git a/install-template.sh b/install-template.sh
index dcc1ee0..0d6efc7 100644
--- a/install-template.sh
+++ b/install-template.sh
@@ -363,6 +363,9 @@ get_host_triple() {
 	CYGWIN*)
             _ostype=pc-windows-gnu
             ;;
+	Haiku)
+            _ostype=unknown-haiku
+            ;;
 
 	*)
 	    err "unknown value from uname -s: $_uname_value"