diff --git a/package/usr/bin/pf_ringctl b/package/usr/bin/pf_ringctl
index 245d73388..c32ecd3cf 100755
--- a/package/usr/bin/pf_ringctl
+++ b/package/usr/bin/pf_ringctl
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 #
 
 DISTRO="unknown"
-if [ -f /lib/lsb/init-functions ]; then
+if grep -q 'ID_LIKE=debian\|ID=debian' /etc/os-release; then
+#if [ -f /lib/lsb/init-functions ]; then
 	DISTRO="debian"
 	. /lib/lsb/init-functions
 elif [ -f /etc/init.d/functions ]; then