diff --git a/meta/lib/oe/lsb.py b/meta/lib/oe/lsb.py
index 43e46380d7..f2c3c0ff56 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oe/lsb.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oe/lsb.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ def get_os_release():
                     key, val = line.rstrip().split('=', 1)
                 except ValueError:
                     continue
-                data[key.strip()] = val.strip('"')
+                data[key.strip()] = val.strip('"\'')
     return data
 
 def release_dict_osr():