diff --git a/src/daemon/lldpd.c b/src/daemon/lldpd.c
index 1d92dd3..c92fe11 100644
--- a/src/daemon/lldpd.c
+++ b/src/daemon/lldpd.c
@@ -863,6 +863,41 @@ lldpd_get_os_release() {
 	return release;
 }
 
+/* Same like lldpd_get_lsb_release but reads /etc/altlinux-release. */
+static char *
+lldpd_get_alt_release() {
+	static char release[1024];
+	char line[1024];
+	char *ptr1 = release;
+
+	log_debug("localchassis", "grab ALTLInux release");
+	FILE *fp = fopen("/etc/altlinux-release", "r");
+	if (!fp) {
+		log_debug("localchassis", "could not open /etc/altlinux-release");
+		fclose(fp);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	if (!fgets(line, sizeof(line), fp)) {
+	    fclose(fp);
+	    return NULL;
+	}
+	fclose(fp);
+
+	strlcpy(release, line, sizeof(line));
+
+	/* Remove trailing newline and all " in the string. */
+	ptr1 = release + strlen(release) - 1;
+	while (ptr1 != release &&
+	    ((*ptr1 == '"') || (*ptr1 == '\n'))) {
+		*ptr1 = '\0';
+		ptr1--;
+	}
+	if (release[0] == '"')
+		return release+1;
+	return release;
+}
+
 static void
 lldpd_hide_ports(struct lldpd *cfg, struct lldpd_hardware *hardware, int mask) {
 	struct lldpd_port *port;
@@ -1827,6 +1862,9 @@ lldpd_main(int argc, char *argv[], char *envp[])
 	   Fall back to lsb_release for compatibility. */
 	log_debug("main", "get OS/LSB release information");
 	lsb_release = lldpd_get_os_release();
+	if(!lsb_release) {
+		lsb_release = lldpd_get_alt_release();
+	}
 	if (!lsb_release) {
 		lsb_release = lldpd_get_lsb_release();
 	}