diff --git a/mgetty/fax/faxspool.in b/mgetty/fax/faxspool.in

index 2be42fc..1f65a9c 100644

--- a/mgetty/fax/faxspool.in

+++ b/mgetty/fax/faxspool.in

@@ -414,10 +414,23 @@ fs_cvt_pdf()

 {

     driver="$GS_DRIVER_HI"

     test X$3 = X-n && driver="$GS_DRIVER_LO"

-

-    cat $1 |

-	acroread -toPostScript |

-	gs $driver -sOutputFile=$2%03d -dNOPAUSE -q -dSAFER -

+    r=0;

+    if /usr/bin/which acroread >/dev/null 2>&1; then

+       cat $1 |

+	  acroread -toPostScript |

+	  gs $driver -sOutputFile=$2%03d -dNOPAUSE -q -dSAFER -

+       r=$?;

+       if [ $r != 0 ]; then

+          cat $1 |

+	     acroread -toPostScript -level1 |

+	     gs $driver -sOutputFile=$2%03d -dNOPAUSE -q -dSAFER -

+	  r=$?;

+       fi;

+    else

+       cat $1 | gs $driver -sOutputFile=$2%03d -dNOPAUSE -q -dSAFER -

+       r=$?;

+    fi;

+    return $r;

 }