diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-arch.yml b/.github/workflows/build-arch.yml
index 00204330b..4b61e9deb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-arch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-arch.yml
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ jobs:
           hidapi \
           ccache \
           ninja \
-          vulkan-swrast
+          vulkan-swrast \
+          lsb-release
 
     - name: Install Docs Dependencies
       if: ${{ matrix.docs }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-debian.yml b/.github/workflows/build-debian.yml
index 8caa558a5..e706d197d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-debian.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-debian.yml
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ jobs:
           glslang-dev \
           glslang-tools \
           spirv-tools \
-          glslc
+          glslc \
+          lsb-release
 
     - name: Install Docs Dependencies
       if: ${{ matrix.docs }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-fedora.yml b/.github/workflows/build-fedora.yml
index a67aa429c..97dc50aa6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-fedora.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-fedora.yml
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ jobs:
           ninja-build \
           fedora-packager \
           rpmdevtools \
-          mesa-vulkan-drivers
+          mesa-vulkan-drivers \
+          lsb-release
 
     - name: Install Docs Dependencies
       if: ${{ matrix.docs }}
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d511950b3..c2222f6cb 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -323,13 +323,15 @@ set(CPACK_STRIP_FILES TRUE)
 
 # Figure out what distro version we're on
 if(LINUX)
-	find_program(LSB_RELEASE_EXEC lsb_release)
-	execute_process(COMMAND ${LSB_RELEASE_EXEC} -is 2>&1
+	find_program(LSB_RELEASE_EXEC lsb_release REQUIRED)
+	execute_process(COMMAND ${LSB_RELEASE_EXEC} -is
 		OUTPUT_VARIABLE DISTRO_NAME
-		OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
-	execute_process(COMMAND ${LSB_RELEASE_EXEC} -rs 2>&1
+		OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
+		COMMAND_ERROR_IS_FATAL ANY)
+	execute_process(COMMAND ${LSB_RELEASE_EXEC} -rs
 		OUTPUT_VARIABLE DISTRO_VER
-		OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
+		OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
+		COMMAND_ERROR_IS_FATAL ANY)
 
 	message(STATUS "Linux distribution target for packaging: name ${DISTRO_NAME}, version ${DISTRO_VER}")