diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index d8708bb3..2292baa7 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ get_distribution() {
 	lsb_dist=""
 	# Every system that we officially support has /etc/os-release
 	if [ -r /etc/os-release ]; then
-		lsb_dist="$(. /etc/os-release && echo "$ID")"
+		lsb_dist="$(. /etc/os-release && echo "$ID_LIKE")"
 	fi
 	# Returning an empty string here should be alright since the
 	# case statements don't act unless you provide an actual value