diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e14964d66fa..53cc2a02f4c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -49,6 +49,16 @@ AS_IF([test -n "$squid_host_os_version"],[
 AC_MSG_RESULT($squid_host_os (version $squid_host_os_version))
 # on windows squid_host_os is either mingw or cygwin, version is 32
 
+AS_IF([test -e /etc/os-release],[
+  squid_build_os_release_name=`grep '^PRETTY_NAME=' /etc/os-release | sed 's/^[[^"]]*"//;s/".*$//'`
+  AS_IF([test "x$squid_build_os_release_name" = "x"],[
+    squid_build_os_release_name=`grep '^NAME=' /etc/os-release | sed 's/^[[^"]]*"//;s/".*$//'`
+  ])
+  AS_IF([test "x$squid_build_os_release_name" != "x"],[
+    AC_MSG_NOTICE([Building on $squid_build_os_release_name])
+  ])
+])
+
 AC_PROG_CC
 AM_PROG_CC_C_O
 AC_PROG_CXX