diff --git a/src/pkg/utils/utils.go b/src/pkg/utils/utils.go
index 394136cb1..e48e2b48b 100644
--- a/src/pkg/utils/utils.go
+++ b/src/pkg/utils/utils.go
@@ -125,6 +125,9 @@ var (
 		"XTERM_VERSION",
 	}
 
+	// func var to allow mocking in testing
+	osreleaseRead = osrelease.Read
+
 	releaseDefault string
 
 	runtimeDirectories map[string]string
@@ -201,7 +204,7 @@ func init() {
 	distroDefault = distroFallback
 	releaseDefault = releaseFallback
 
-	hostID, err := getHostID()
+	hostID, err := matchHostToSupportedDistro()
 	if err == nil {
 		if distroObj, supportedDistro := supportedDistros[hostID]; supportedDistro {
 			release, err := getDefaultReleaseForDistro(hostID)
@@ -455,7 +458,7 @@ func GetGroupForSudo() (string, error) {
 // Examples:
 // - host is Fedora, returned string is 'fedora'
 func getHostID() (string, error) {
-	osRelease, err := osrelease.Read()
+	osRelease, err := osreleaseRead()
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
@@ -463,12 +466,55 @@ func getHostID() (string, error) {
 	return osRelease["ID"], nil
 }
 
+// getHostIDLike returns the ID_LIKE from the os-release files
+//
+// Examples:
+// - host is CentOS, returned []string is ['rhel', 'fedora']
+func getHostIDLike() ([]string, error) {
+	osRelease, err := osreleaseRead()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return strings.Fields(osRelease["ID_LIKE"]), nil
+}
+
+// matchHostToSupportedDistro returns the first matching distro ID of host that is supported
+// if none are supported, ErrDistroUnsupported
+//
+// Examples:
+// - host is CentOS, returned string is 'rhel'
+// - host is "linux", returned error is ErrDistroUnsupported
+func matchHostToSupportedDistro() (string, error) {
+	distroID, err := getHostID()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	if _, ok := supportedDistros[distroID]; ok {
+		return distroID, nil
+	}
+
+	distroIDLikeVals, err := getHostIDLike()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	for _, distroIDLike := range distroIDLikeVals {
+		if _, ok := supportedDistros[distroIDLike]; ok {
+			return distroIDLike, nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	return "", &DistroError{distroID, ErrDistroUnsupported}
+}
+
 // getHostVersionID returns the VERSION_ID from the os-release files
 //
 // Examples:
 // - host is Fedora 32, returned string is '32'
 func getHostVersionID() (string, error) {
-	osRelease, err := osrelease.Read()
+	osRelease, err := osreleaseRead()
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
@@ -644,7 +690,7 @@ func IsP11KitClientPresent() (bool, error) {
 	var p11KitClientPaths []string
 	var supportedDistro bool
 
-	hostID, err := getHostID()
+	hostID, err := matchHostToSupportedDistro()
 	if err == nil {
 		distroObj, ok := supportedDistros[hostID]
 		supportedDistro = ok
diff --git a/src/pkg/utils/utils_test.go b/src/pkg/utils/utils_test.go
index 8b9242968..d5beb9d36 100644
--- a/src/pkg/utils/utils_test.go
+++ b/src/pkg/utils/utils_test.go
@@ -417,3 +417,66 @@ func TestPathExistsSymlinkTargetExists(t *testing.T) {
 	exists := PathExists(link)
 	assert.True(t, exists)
 }
+
+func TestMatchHostToSupportedDistro(t *testing.T) {
+	osreleaseReadStash := osreleaseRead
+	t.Cleanup(func() { osreleaseRead = osreleaseReadStash })
+
+	testCases := []struct {
+		inputOsRelease map[string]string
+		output         string
+		errMsg         string
+	}{
+		{
+			// 1) Supported ID
+			inputOsRelease: map[string]string{
+				"ID":      "ubuntu",
+				"ID_LIKE": "debian",
+			},
+			output: "ubuntu",
+		},
+		{
+			// 2) Unsupported ID, first ID_LIKE is supported
+			inputOsRelease: map[string]string{
+				"ID":      "centos",
+				"ID_LIKE": "rhel fedora",
+			},
+			output: "rhel",
+		},
+		{
+			// 3) Unsupported ID and first ID_LIKE, subsequent ID_LIKE is supported
+			inputOsRelease: map[string]string{
+				"ID":      "rocky",
+				"ID_LIKE": "centos rhel fedora",
+			},
+			output: "rhel",
+		},
+		{
+			// 4) Neither ID nor ID_LIKE values are supported
+			inputOsRelease: map[string]string{
+				"ID":      "android",
+				"ID_LIKE": "linux",
+			},
+			errMsg: "android: distribution is unsupported",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		name := "ID=" + tc.inputOsRelease["ID"] + ", ID_LIKE=" + tc.inputOsRelease["ID_LIKE"]
+		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			osreleaseRead = func() (map[string]string, error) { return tc.inputOsRelease, nil }
+			distro, err := matchHostToSupportedDistro()
+
+			if tc.errMsg == "" {
+				assert.NoError(t, err)
+				assert.Equal(t, tc.output, distro)
+			} else {
+				assert.Error(t, err)
+				assert.EqualError(t, err, tc.errMsg)
+
+				var errDistroUnsupported *DistroError
+				assert.ErrorAs(t, err, &errDistroUnsupported)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}