diff --git a/build_linux.sh b/build_linux.sh
index cf07d7e9df..b4c03e52ec 100755
--- a/build_linux.sh
+++ b/build_linux.sh
@@ -473,8 +473,8 @@ fi
 # cmake 4.x compatibility workaround
 export CMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM=3.5
 
-DISTRIBUTION=$(awk -F= '/^ID=/ {print $2}' /etc/os-release | tr -d '"')
-DISTRIBUTION_LIKE=$(awk -F= '/^ID_LIKE=/ {print $2}' /etc/os-release | tr -d '"')
+DISTRIBUTION=$(awk -F= '/^ID=/ {print $2}' /etc/os-release | tr -d "'\"")
+DISTRIBUTION_LIKE=$(awk -F= '/^ID_LIKE=/ {print $2}' /etc/os-release | tr -d "'\"")
 # Check for direct distribution match to Ubuntu/Debian
 if [ "${DISTRIBUTION}" == "ubuntu" ] || [ "${DISTRIBUTION}" == "linuxmint" ] ; then
     DISTRIBUTION="debian"