diff --git a/scripts/distro b/scripts/distro
index a60e277b8..88cfd80a7 100755
--- a/scripts/distro
+++ b/scripts/distro
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ elif [ "${OS}" = "Linux" ] ; then
     IGNORE_LSB=1 # /etc/lsb-release would overwrite $REV with "rolling"
   elif [ -f /etc/UnitedLinux-release ] ; then
     DIST="${DIST}[`cat /etc/UnitedLinux-release | tr "\n" ' ' | sed s/VERSION.*//`]"
+  elif [ -f /etc/os-release ] ; then
+    DIST="$(grep '^NAME=' /etc/os-release | cut -d= -f2- | tr -d '\"')"
+    REV="$(grep '^VERSION_ID=' /etc/os-release | cut -d= -f2- | tr -d '\"')"
   fi
 
   if [ -f /etc/lsb-release -a "${IGNORE_LSB}" != 1 ] ; then
@@ -52,9 +55,6 @@ elif [ "${OS}" = "Linux" ] ; then
       DIST=$LSB_DIST
       REV=$LSB_REV
     fi
-  elif [ -f /etc/os-release ] ; then
-    DIST="$(grep '^NAME=' /etc/os-release | cut -d= -f2- | tr -d '\"')"
-    REV="$(grep '^VERSION_ID=' /etc/os-release | cut -d= -f2- | tr -d '\"')"
   fi
 
   if [ -n "${REV}" ]