diff --git a/core/envsetup.mk b/core/envsetup.mk
index 46066e3..d17e9e0 100644
--- a/core/envsetup.mk
+++ b/core/envsetup.mk
@@ -97,8 +97,6 @@
 # compiles except for arm/mips, so the HOST is whatever we are
 # running on
 
-UNAME := $(shell uname -sm)
-
 # HOST_OS
 ifneq (,$(findstring Linux,$(UNAME)))
   HOST_OS := linux
@@ -110,7 +108,15 @@
   HOST_OS := darwin
 endif
 
-HOST_OS_EXTRA:=$(shell python -c "import platform; print(platform.platform())")
+HOST_OS_EXTRA := $(shell uname -rsm)
+ifeq ($(HOST_OS),linux)
+  ifneq ($(wildcard /etc/os-release),)
+    HOST_OS_EXTRA += $(shell source /etc/os-release; echo $$PRETTY_NAME)
+  endif
+else ifeq ($(HOST_OS),darwin)
+  HOST_OS_EXTRA += $(shell sw_vers -productVersion)
+endif
+HOST_OS_EXTRA := $(subst $(space),-,$(HOST_OS_EXTRA))
 
 # BUILD_OS is the real host doing the build.
 BUILD_OS := $(HOST_OS)