diff --git a/inxi b/inxi
index 33274c1..f25ff40 100755
--- a/inxi
+++ b/inxi
@@ -1053,7 +1053,7 @@ get_distro_data()
 	## note: would like to actually understand the method even if it's not used
 	# : ${distro:=Unknown distro o_O}
 	## test for /etc/lsb-release as a backup in case of failure
-	if [[ -f /etc/lsb-release && -z $distro ]];then
+	if [[ -z $distro && -f /etc/lsb-release ]];then
 		distro=$( gawk -F '=' '
 		{ IGNORECASE=1 }
 		/^DISTRIB_ID/ {