diff --git a/contrib/platform/build.xml b/contrib/platform/build.xml
index a0ec75f965..7bddddcf64 100644
--- a/contrib/platform/build.xml
+++ b/contrib/platform/build.xml
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@
     <condition property="tests.platform" value="test-osx">
       <os family="mac"/>
     </condition>
+    <condition property="tests.platform" value="test-linux">
+      <os family="unix"/>
+    </condition>
     <target name="test" depends="init,compile-test" description="Run unit tests." if="tests.platform">
     	<antcall target="${tests.platform}" />
     </target>
@@ -86,4 +89,20 @@
       <echo>No platform tests yet for OSX</echo>
     </target>
     <target name="test-win32" depends="-pre-test-run,-do-test-run,test-report,-post-test-run,-test-browse" />
+
+    <target name="test-linux" depends="-pre-test-run-single" >
+        <!-- @todo How to ensure sys prop: jna.nosys=true is seen in tests? -->
+        <!--<property name="test.includes" value="com/sun/jna/platform/**/*.java"/>-->
+        <property name="test.includes" value="com/sun/jna/platform/StructureFieldOrderTest.java"/>
+
+        <property name="javac.includes" value="**/*"/>
+
+        <antcall target="test-single"/>
+
+        <!--
+        <antcall target="test-report"/>
+        <antcall target="-post-test-run"/>
+        <antcall target="-test-browse"/>
+        -->
+    </target>
 </project>
diff --git a/contrib/platform/src/com/sun/jna/platform/unix/X11.java b/contrib/platform/src/com/sun/jna/platform/unix/X11.java
index ce9edd8566..1887cb7992 100644
--- a/contrib/platform/src/com/sun/jna/platform/unix/X11.java
+++ b/contrib/platform/src/com/sun/jna/platform/unix/X11.java
@@ -1610,7 +1610,7 @@ class XUnmapEvent extends Structure {
         public Window window;
         public int from_configure;
         protected List getFieldOrder() {
-            return Arrays.asList(new String[] { "type", "serial", "send_event", "display", "window", "from_configure" }); 
+            return Arrays.asList(new String[] { "type", "serial", "send_event", "display", "event", "window", "from_configure" });
         }
     }
 
@@ -1623,7 +1623,7 @@ class XMapEvent extends Structure {
         public Window window;
         public int override_redirect; // boolean, is override set...
         protected List getFieldOrder() {
-            return Arrays.asList(new String[] { "type", "serial", "send_event", "display", "window", "override_redirect" }); 
+            return Arrays.asList(new String[] { "type", "serial", "send_event", "display", "event", "window", "override_redirect" });
         }
     }
 
@@ -1635,7 +1635,7 @@ class XMapRequestEvent extends Structure {
         public Window parent;
         public Window window;
         protected List getFieldOrder() {
-            return Arrays.asList(new String[] { "type", "serial", "send_event", "display", "window" }); 
+            return Arrays.asList(new String[] { "type", "serial", "send_event", "display", "parent", "window" });
         }
     }
 
@@ -1650,7 +1650,7 @@ class XReparentEvent extends Structure {
         public int x, y;
         public int override_redirect;
         protected List getFieldOrder() {
-            return Arrays.asList(new String[] { "type", "serial", "send_event", "display", "window", "x", "y", "override_redirect" }); 
+            return Arrays.asList(new String[] { "type", "serial", "send_event", "display", "event", "window", "parent", "x", "y", "override_redirect" });
         }
     }
 
@@ -1667,7 +1667,7 @@ class XConfigureEvent extends Structure {
         public Window above;
         public int override_redirect;
         protected List getFieldOrder() {
-            return Arrays.asList(new String[] { "type", "serial", "send_event", "display", "window", "x", "y", "width", "height", "border_width", "above", "override_redirect" }); 
+            return Arrays.asList(new String[] { "type", "serial", "send_event", "display", "event", "window", "x", "y", "width", "height", "border_width", "above", "override_redirect" });
         }
     }
 
@@ -1680,7 +1680,7 @@ class XGravityEvent extends Structure {
         public Window window;
         public int x, y;
         protected List getFieldOrder() {
-            return Arrays.asList(new String[] { "type", "serial", "send_event", "display", "window", "x", "y" }); 
+            return Arrays.asList(new String[] { "type", "serial", "send_event", "display", "event", "window", "x", "y" });
         }
     }
 
@@ -1710,7 +1710,7 @@ class XConfigureRequestEvent extends Structure {
         public int detail;          // Above, Below, TopIf, BottomIf, Opposite
         public NativeLong value_mask;
         protected List getFieldOrder() {
-            return Arrays.asList(new String[] { "type", "serial", "send_event", "display", "window", "x", "y", "width", "height", "above", "detail", "value_mask" }); 
+            return Arrays.asList(new String[] { "type", "serial", "send_event", "display", "parent", "window", "x", "y", "width", "height", "border_width", "above", "detail", "value_mask" });
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/contrib/platform/test/com/sun/jna/platform/StructureFieldOrderTest.java b/contrib/platform/test/com/sun/jna/platform/StructureFieldOrderTest.java
index 3790731f49..ebdd8b2560 100644
--- a/contrib/platform/test/com/sun/jna/platform/StructureFieldOrderTest.java
+++ b/contrib/platform/test/com/sun/jna/platform/StructureFieldOrderTest.java
@@ -25,11 +25,32 @@
 
 public class StructureFieldOrderTest extends TestCase {
 
+    private String origPropJNANoSys;
+
+    protected void setUp() {
+        origPropJNANoSys = System.getProperty("jna.nosys");
+        System.setProperty("jna.nosys", "true"); // would be set by ant script, set here for IDE usage
+    }
+
+    protected void tearDown() {
+        if (origPropJNANoSys == null) {
+            System.getProperties().remove("jna.nosys");
+        } else {
+            System.setProperty("jna.nosys", origPropJNANoSys);
+        }
+    }
+
+
     public void testMethodGetFieldOrder() {
         final List<String> ignoreConstructorError = new ArrayList<String>();
 
         if (Platform.isWindows()) {
             ignoreConstructorError.add(X11.class.getName() + "$");
+        } else {
+            ignoreConstructorError.add(com.sun.jna.platform.win32.Winspool.PRINTER_INFO_1.class.getName());
+            ignoreConstructorError.add(com.sun.jna.platform.win32.Winspool.PRINTER_INFO_4.class.getName());
+            ignoreConstructorError.add(com.sun.jna.platform.win32.SetupApi.SP_DEVICE_INTERFACE_DATA.class.getName());
+            ignoreConstructorError.add(com.sun.jna.platform.win32.SetupApi.SP_DEVINFO_DATA.class.getName());
         }
 
         ignoreConstructorError.add(DBT.DEV_BROADCAST_HANDLE.class.getName()); // manually validated by wolftobias
@@ -47,7 +68,7 @@ public void testMethodGetFieldOrderSingleClass() {
             ignoreConstructorError.add(X11.class.getName() + "$");
         }
 
-        StructureFieldOrderInspector.checkMethodGetFieldOrder(LMAccess.GROUP_INFO_3.class, ignoreConstructorError);
+        StructureFieldOrderInspector.checkMethodGetFieldOrder(com.sun.jna.platform.win32.SetupApi.SP_DEVICE_INTERFACE_DATA.class, ignoreConstructorError);
     }
 //*/