diff --git a/packages/image/install b/packages/image/install
index 0c227b4f13..b309cac1ae 100755
--- a/packages/image/install
+++ b/packages/image/install
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ case "$2" in
     echo $TARGET_ARCH > $INSTALL/etc/arch
     echo "$OPENELEC_VERSION" > $INSTALL/etc/version
     echo "OpenELEC.tv - Date of build: $BUILD_DATE Build: $BZR_BUILD" > $INSTALL/etc/openelec-release
-    echo "OpenELEC.tv - Date of build: $BUILD_DATE Build: $BZR_BUILD" > $INSTALL/etc/lsb-release
 
 # Network support
     [ "$NETWORK" = yes ] && $SCRIPTS/install network
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/install b/packages/sysutils/busybox/install
index aa527b7ccd..e1cbedebc0 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/install
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/install
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ USER_PWD="`$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/cryptpw $USER_PASSWORD`"
 
   mkdir -p $INSTALL/bin
     ln -sf /bin/sh $INSTALL/bin/bash
+    cp $PKG_DIR/scripts/lsb-release $INSTALL/bin/
 
   mkdir -p $INSTALL/sbin
     cp $PKG_DIR/scripts/init $INSTALL/sbin/
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/scripts/lsb-release b/packages/sysutils/busybox/scripts/lsb-release
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..26d69d8a4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/scripts/lsb-release
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# show release information
+  echo `cat /etc/openelec-release`
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