diff --git a/lib/msf/core/post/linux/system.rb b/lib/msf/core/post/linux/system.rb
index ff578815dd..518faea13e 100644
--- a/lib/msf/core/post/linux/system.rb
+++ b/lib/msf/core/post/linux/system.rb
@@ -87,6 +87,12 @@ module System
       system_data[:distro] = "gentoo"
       system_data[:version] = version
 
+    # Openwall
+    elsif etc_files.include?("owl-release")
+      version = read_file("/etc/owl-release").gsub(/\n|\\n|\\l/,'')
+      system_data[:distro] = 'openwall'
+      system_data[:version] = version
+
     # Generic
     elsif etc_files.include?("issue")
       version = read_file("/etc/issue").gsub(/\n|\\n|\\l/,'')