diff --git a/libexec/mods/linux_build_redhat.smod b/libexec/mods/linux_build_redhat.smod

index d51c373..52748da 100644

--- a/libexec/mods/linux_build_redhat.smod

+++ b/libexec/mods/linux_build_redhat.smod

@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@ if ! YUM_PATH=`singularity_which dnf` &&

 fi

-RELEASE_PKG=`rpm -qf /etc/redhat-release  --qf '%{NAME}\n'`

-

-

 REPO_NAME="os-base"

 YUM_CONF="/etc/bootstrap-yum.conf"

@@ -75,8 +72,9 @@ Setup() {

 Bootstrap() {

     # Avoid plugins which might cause trouble, e.g. etckeeper, Red Hat

-    # subscription-manager.

-    if ! eval "$YUM_PATH --noplugins -c $SINGULARITY_BUILD_ROOT/$YUM_CONF --tolerant --installroot $SINGULARITY_BUILD_ROOT -y install $RELEASE_PKG redhat-release coreutils $@"; then

+    # subscription-manager.  Install the release file, as the name of

+    # the release package varies between RHEL, CentOS, etc.

+    if ! eval "$YUM_PATH --noplugins -c $SINGULARITY_BUILD_ROOT/$YUM_CONF --tolerant --installroot $SINGULARITY_BUILD_ROOT -y install /etc/redhat-release coreutils $@"; then

         exit 1

     fi