diff --git a/sys/unix/hints/include/multiw-2.370 b/sys/unix/hints/include/multiw-2.370
index ca732f6c8..e1cf1633d 100644
--- a/sys/unix/hints/include/multiw-2.370
+++ b/sys/unix/hints/include/multiw-2.370
@@ -168,10 +168,6 @@ CPLUSPLUS_NEED_DEPSUPPRESS = 1
 endif   # WANT_WIN_QT6
 endif   # WANT_WIN_QT
 
-ifdef WANT_NHUUID
-USE_UUIDLIB=1
-endif
-
 ifeq "$(GIT)" "1"
 ifndef GITSUBMODULES
 GITSUBMODULES=1
diff --git a/sys/unix/hints/linux.370 b/sys/unix/hints/linux.370
index ea239260e..a8c4bc212 100755
--- a/sys/unix/hints/linux.370
+++ b/sys/unix/hints/linux.370
@@ -227,11 +227,46 @@ ifdef MAKEFILE_SRC
 ifdef CURSESLIB
 WINLIB += $(CURSESLIB)
 endif   #CURSESLIB
-ifdef WANT_NHUUID
+
+ifneq "$(NO_NHUUID)" "1"
+UUID_LIB_CHECK := $(shell echo `/sbin/ldconfig -p | grep libuuid`)
+#$(info UUID_LIB_CHECK=$(UUID_LIB_CHECK))
+ifneq "$(UUID_LIB_CHECK)" ""
+UUID_LIB=1
+else
+UUID_LIB=0
+endif
+#$(info UUID_LIB=$(UUID_LIB))
+#
+# check for uuid development headers
+UUID_HEADERS_CHECK := $(wildcard /usr/include/uuid/uuid.h)
+#$(info UUID_HEADERS_CHECK=$(UUID_HEADERS_CHECK))
+ifneq "$(UUID_HEADERS_CHECK)" ""
+UUID_HEADERS = 1
+else
+UUID_HEADERS = 0
+endif
+#$(info UUID_HEADERS=$(UUID_HEADERS))
+
+ifeq "$(UUID_LIB)" "1"
+ifeq "$(UUID_HEADERS)" "1"
+ifndef WANT_NHUUID
+WANT_NHUUID=1
+endif
+endif
+endif
+else    # NO_NHUUID
+WANT_NHUUID=0
+endif   # NO_NHUUID
+
+ifeq "$(WANT_NHUUID)" "1"
+#$(info NHUUID support will be included)
 CFLAGS+= -DNHUUID
 LIBS+=-luuid
-endif   #NHUUID
-endif   #MAKEFILE_SRC
+else    # WANT_NHUUID
+$(info Attention - No NHUUID support will be included)
+endif   # WANT_NHUUID
+endif   # MAKEFILE_SRC
 
 ifdef WANT_WIN_X11
 USE_XPM=1
diff --git a/sys/unix/hints/macOS.370 b/sys/unix/hints/macOS.370
index 006c54a45..c48926805 100755
--- a/sys/unix/hints/macOS.370
+++ b/sys/unix/hints/macOS.370
@@ -216,11 +216,18 @@ LFLAGS += -framework AVFoundation
 endif
 
 ifdef MAKEFILE_SRC
+ifndef NO_NHUUID
+# macOS doesn't need any extra prerequisite libraries
+# so do this unconditionally, unless NO_NHUUID=1 is
+# passed on the Make command line.
+WANT_NHUUID=1
+endif  #NO_NHUUID
+
 ifdef WANT_NHUUID
 CFLAGS += -DNHUUID
 UUIDOBJ = macuuid.o
 endif
-endif
+endif  #MAKEFILE_SRC
 
 #
 #-INCLUDE multisnd1-pre.370