diff --git a/buildscripts/checkdeps.sh b/buildscripts/checkdeps.sh
index a143a17c1..9da8ba611 100644
--- a/buildscripts/checkdeps.sh
+++ b/buildscripts/checkdeps.sh
@@ -32,6 +32,27 @@ _init() {
     MISSING=""
 }
 
+readlink() {
+    TARGET_FILE=$1
+
+    cd `dirname $TARGET_FILE`
+    TARGET_FILE=`basename $TARGET_FILE`
+
+    # Iterate down a (possible) chain of symlinks
+    while [ -L "$TARGET_FILE" ]
+    do
+        TARGET_FILE=$(env readlink $TARGET_FILE)
+        cd `dirname $TARGET_FILE`
+        TARGET_FILE=`basename $TARGET_FILE`
+    done
+
+    # Compute the canonicalized name by finding the physical path
+    # for the directory we're in and appending the target file.
+    PHYS_DIR=`pwd -P`
+    RESULT=$PHYS_DIR/$TARGET_FILE
+    echo $RESULT
+}
+
 ###
 #
 # Takes two arguments
@@ -47,7 +68,7 @@ _init() {
 # 3 - If args have length zero
 #
 ####
-check_version () {
+check_version() {
     ## validate args
     [[ -z "$1" ]] && return 3
     [[ -z "$2" ]] && return 3
@@ -72,7 +93,7 @@ check_version () {
             return 1
         fi
         if ((10#${ver1[i]} < 10#${ver2[i]})); then
-	    ## Installed version is lesser than required - Bad condition
+            ## Installed version is lesser than required - Bad condition
             return 2
         fi
     done
@@ -82,18 +103,18 @@ check_version () {
 check_golang_env() {
     echo ${GOROOT:?} 2>&1 >/dev/null
     if [ $? -eq 1 ]; then
-	echo "ERROR"
-	echo "GOROOT environment variable missing, please refer to Go installation document"
-	echo "https://github.com/minio/minio/blob/master/INSTALLGO.md#install-go-13"
-	exit 1
+        echo "ERROR"
+        echo "GOROOT environment variable missing, please refer to Go installation document"
+        echo "https://github.com/minio/minio/blob/master/INSTALLGO.md#install-go-13"
+        exit 1
     fi
 
     echo ${GOPATH:?} 2>&1 >/dev/null
     if [ $? -eq 1 ]; then
-	echo "ERROR"
-	echo "GOPATH environment variable missing, please refer to Go installation document"
-	echo "https://github.com/minio/minio/blob/master/INSTALLGO.md#install-go-13"
-	exit 1
+        echo "ERROR"
+        echo "GOPATH environment variable missing, please refer to Go installation document"
+        echo "https://github.com/minio/minio/blob/master/INSTALLGO.md#install-go-13"
+        exit 1
     fi
 
     local go_binary_path=$(which go)
@@ -106,7 +127,7 @@ check_golang_env() {
 
     local new_go_binary_path=${go_binary_path}
     if [ -h "${go_binary_path}" ]; then
-        new_go_binary_path=$(/bin/readlink -f ${go_binary_path})
+        new_go_binary_path=$(readlink ${go_binary_path})
     fi
 
     if [[ !"$(dirname ${new_go_binary_path})" =~ *"${GOROOT%%*(/)}"* ]] ; then
@@ -122,14 +143,14 @@ is_supported_os() {
         "Linux")
             os="linux"
             ;;
-	"Darwin")
-	    osx_host_version=$(env sw_vers -productVersion)
-	    check_version "${osx_host_version}" "${OSX_VERSION}"
-	    [[ $? -ge 2 ]] && die "Minimum OSX version supported is ${OSX_VERSION}"
-	    ;;
-	"*")
-	    echo "Exiting.. unsupported operating system found"
-	    exit 1;
+        "Darwin")
+            osx_host_version=$(env sw_vers -productVersion)
+            check_version "${osx_host_version}" "${OSX_VERSION}"
+            [[ $? -ge 2 ]] && die "Minimum OSX version supported is ${OSX_VERSION}"
+            ;;
+        "*")
+            echo "Exiting.. unsupported operating system found"
+            exit 1;
     esac
 }
 
@@ -145,41 +166,41 @@ is_supported_arch() {
     esac
     if [ $supported -eq 0 ]; then
         echo "Invalid arch: ${UNAME} not supported, please use x86_64/amd64"
-	exit 1;
+        exit 1;
     fi
 }
 
 check_deps() {
     check_version "$(env go version 2>/dev/null | sed 's/^.* go\([0-9.]*\).*$/\1/')" "${GO_VERSION}"
     if [ $? -ge 2 ]; then
-	MISSING="${MISSING} golang(1.4)"
+        MISSING="${MISSING} golang(1.4)"
     fi
 
     check_version "$(env git --version 2>/dev/null | sed -e 's/^.* \([0-9.\].*\).*$/\1/' -e 's/^\([0-9.\]*\).*/\1/g')" "${GIT_VERSION}"
     if [ $? -ge 2 ]; then
-	MISSING="${MISSING} git"
+        MISSING="${MISSING} git"
     fi
 
     case ${UNAME%% *} in
         "Linux")
-	    check_version "$(env gcc --version 2>/dev/null | sed 's/^.* \([0-9.]*\).*$/\1/' | head -1)" "${GCC_VERSION}"
-	    if [ $? -ge 2 ]; then
-		MISSING="${MISSING} build-essential"
-	    fi
+            check_version "$(env gcc --version 2>/dev/null | sed 's/^.* \([0-9.]*\).*$/\1/' | head -1)" "${GCC_VERSION}"
+            if [ $? -ge 2 ]; then
+                MISSING="${MISSING} build-essential"
+            fi
+            ;;
+        "Darwin")
+            check_version "$(env gcc --version 2>/dev/null | sed 's/^.* \([0-9.]*\).*$/\1/' | head -1)" "${CLANG_VERSION}"
+            if [ $? -ge 2 ]; then
+                MISSING="${MISSING} xcode-cli"
+            fi
+            ;;
+        "*")
             ;;
-	"Darwin")
-	    check_version "$(env gcc --version 2>/dev/null | sed 's/^.* \([0-9.]*\).*$/\1/' | head -1)" "${CLANG_VERSION}"
-	    if [ $? -ge 2 ]; then
-		MISSING="${MISSING} xcode-cli"
-	    fi
-	    ;;
-	"*")
-	    ;;
     esac
 
     check_version "$(env yasm --version 2>/dev/null | sed 's/^.* \([0-9.]*\).*$/\1/' | head -1)" "${YASM_VERSION}"
     if [ $? -ge 2 ]; then
-	MISSING="${MISSING} yasm(1.2.0)"
+        MISSING="${MISSING} yasm(1.2.0)"
     fi
 
 }
@@ -202,17 +223,17 @@ main() {
 
     ## If dependencies are missing, warn the user and abort
     if [ "x${MISSING}" != "x" ]; then
-	echo "ERROR"
-	echo
-	echo "The following build tools are missing:"
-	echo
-	echo "** ${MISSING} **"
-	echo
-	echo "Please install them "
-	echo "${MISSING}"
-	echo
-	echo "Follow https://github.com/minio/minio/blob/master/INSTALLGO.md for further instructions"
-	exit 1
+        echo "ERROR"
+        echo
+        echo "The following build tools are missing:"
+        echo
+        echo "** ${MISSING} **"
+        echo
+        echo "Please install them "
+        echo "${MISSING}"
+        echo
+        echo "Follow https://github.com/minio/minio/blob/master/INSTALLGO.md for further instructions"
+        exit 1
     fi
     echo "Done"
 }