diff --git a/neofetch b/neofetch
index daf91564..8b8b8468 100755
--- a/neofetch
+++ b/neofetch
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ get_distro() {
 
     case "$os" in
         "Linux" | "BSD" | "MINIX")
-            if [[ "$(< /proc/version)" == *"Microsoft"* || "$(< /proc/sys/kernel/osrelease)" == *"Microsoft"* ]]; then
+            if [[ "$(< /proc/version)" == *"Microsoft"* || "$kernel_version" == *"Microsoft"* ]]; then
                 case "$distro_shorthand" in
                     "on")   distro="$(lsb_release -sir) [Windows 10]" ;;
                     "tiny") distro="Windows 10" ;;