diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index cb924ba..4ac91b3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@ PREFIX = $(DESTDIR)/opt/CronosAgent
 
 ifeq ($(OS), Linux)
   FLAGS += -rdynamic
-  KIND := $(shell grep -E "^6.0" /etc/debian_version > /dev/null ; echo $?)
-ifneq ($(KIND), 0)
+ifeq ($(shell lsb_release -i -s), Debian)
+ifeq ($(shell grep -E "^6.0" /etc/debian_version > /dev/null ; echo $?), 0)
   LIBRARIES += rt
 endif
+endif
 ifeq ($(USE_OPENSSL), yes)
   FLAGS += -DUSE_OPENSSL
   DEPENDENCIES += openssl