diff --git a/makerpm.pl b/makerpm.pl
index 3b0c10e4a..9944eaf33 100755
--- a/makerpm.pl
+++ b/makerpm.pl
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ if (-r "/etc/.issue") {
 elsif (-r "/etc/issue") {
 	\$etc_issue = `cat /etc/issue`;
 	}
+if (-r "/etc/os-release") {
+	\$os_release = `cat /etc/os-release`;
+	}
 \$uname = `uname -a`;
 EOF
 open(OS, "os_list.txt");
diff --git a/oschooser.pl b/oschooser.pl
index cb7e76661..21f150fd6 100755
--- a/oschooser.pl
+++ b/oschooser.pl
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ if ($auto) {
 	elsif (-r "/etc/issue") {
 		$etc_issue = `cat /etc/issue`;
 		}
+	if (-r "/etc/os-release") {
+		$os_release = `cat /etc/os-release`;
+		}
 	$uname = `uname -a 2>/dev/null`;
 	foreach $o (@list) {
 		if ($o->[4] && eval "$o->[4]") {