diff --git a/recipes-core/base-files/base-files_%.bbappend b/recipes-core/base-files/base-files_%.bbappend
index f14b2fe..29bf06d 100644
--- a/recipes-core/base-files/base-files_%.bbappend
+++ b/recipes-core/base-files/base-files_%.bbappend
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 BASEFILESISSUEINSTALL =  "do_install_basefilesissue"
 
-DISTROVERSION-ISSUE = "${DISTRO_NAME} ${DISTRO_VERSION} \n"
+DISTROVERSION-ISSUE = "\S{PRETTY_NAME}\n"
 DISTROVERSION-ISSUE_append= "kernel \\\r\n"
 DISTROVERSION-ISSUE_append = "\\\n @ \\\l\n"