diff --git a/scripts/checkdeps b/scripts/checkdeps
index 1aaaf96285..81aa639441 100755
--- a/scripts/checkdeps
+++ b/scripts/checkdeps
@@ -63,13 +63,15 @@ get_yes_no()
 }
 
 if  [ -f /etc/lsb-release ]; then
-  DISTRO=$(grep DISTRIB_ID /etc/lsb-release | cut -d "=" -f 2 | tr A-Z a-z)
+  DISTRO=$(grep DISTRIB_ID /etc/lsb-release | cut -d "=" -f 2)
 fi
 
 if  [ -f /etc/os-release ]; then
-  DISTRO=$(grep ^ID= /etc/os-release | cut -d "=" -f 2 | tr A-Z a-z)
+  DISTRO=$(grep ^ID= /etc/os-release | cut -d "=" -f 2)
 fi
 
+DISTRO=${DISTRO,,}
+
 deps=(wget bash bc gcc sed patch lsdiff tar bzip2 gzip perl gawk gperf zip unzip diff lzop)
 deps_pkg=(wget bash bc gcc sed patch patchutils tar bzip2 gzip perl gawk gperf zip unzip diffutils lzop)