diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8d4303e1b9..06e9762e9b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ elseif (APPLE)
 elseif (UNIX)
     set(CX_PLATFORM "linux")
     file(STRINGS "/etc/os-release" OS_RELEASE_CONTENT)
-    string(REGEX MATCH "DISTRIB_RELEASE=([0-9]+\\.[0-9]+)" _ ${OS_RELEASE_CONTENT})
+    string(REGEX MATCH "VERSION_ID=\"?([0-9]+\\.[0-9]+)\"?" _ ${OS_RELEASE_CONTENT})
     set(UBUNTU_VERSION ${CMAKE_MATCH_1})
 endif()
 message(STATUS "QUIC Platform: ${CX_PLATFORM}")