diff --git a/include/osdetection b/include/osdetection
index ed117044..3906300b 100644
--- a/include/osdetection
+++ b/include/osdetection
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
           # E-smith
           if [ -e "/etc/e-smith-release" ]; then OS_FULLNAME=`cat /etc/e-smith-release`; fi
           # Gentoo
-          if [ -e "/etc/gentoo-release" ]; then OS_FULLNAME=`cat /etc/gentoo-release`; fi
+          if [ -e "/etc/gentoo-release" ]; then LINUX_VERSION="Gentoo"; OS_FULLNAME=`cat /etc/gentoo-release`; fi
 
           # Red Hat and others
           if [ -e "/etc/redhat-release" ]; then