diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7d8ab51a8c..1825d0af81 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -729,7 +729,8 @@ endif
 		echo "ID=buildroot"; \
 		echo "VERSION_ID=$(BR2_VERSION)"; \
 		echo "PRETTY_NAME=\"Buildroot $(BR2_VERSION)\"" \
-	) >  $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/os-release
+	) >  $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/os-release
+	ln -sf ../usr/lib/os-release $(TARGET_DIR)/etc
 
 	@$(call MESSAGE,"Sanitizing RPATH in target tree")
 	$(TOPDIR)/support/scripts/fix-rpath target