diff --git a/inxi b/inxi
index a70d4be..3ecb3a7 100755
--- a/inxi
+++ b/inxi
@@ -3407,7 +3407,7 @@ get_distro_data()
 	fi
 	## finally, if all else has failed, give up
 	if [[ -z $distro ]];then
-		if [[ " $DISTROS_DERIVED $DISTROS_PRIMARY " == *" $distro_file "* ]];then
+		if [[ -n $distro_file ]] && [[ " $DISTROS_DERIVED $DISTROS_PRIMARY " == *" $distro_file "* ]];then
 			distro=$( sed -E -e 's/[-_]//' -e 's/(release|version)//' <<< $distro_file | sed -E 's/^([a-z])/\u\1/' )
 		fi
 		if [[ -z $distro ]];then