diff --git a/.zshrc b/.zshrc
index 1f2a8d8..37a1122 100644
--- a/.zshrc
+++ b/.zshrc
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ case "`uname`" in
     Linux)
         STATARGS="-c %Z"
 	alias df='df -x squashfs -x tmpfs -x devtmpfs'
+	alias open=xdg-open
         ;;
     Darwin)
         test -e "${HOME}/.iterm2_shell_integration.zsh" && source "${HOME}/.iterm2_shell_integration.zsh"