diff --git a/offlineimap/utils/distro.py b/offlineimap/utils/distro.py
index 00e21e9..08f0456 100644
--- a/offlineimap/utils/distro.py
+++ b/offlineimap/utils/distro.py
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ def get_os_name():
         DISTRO = platform.linux_distribution()[0]
         if DISTRO:
           OS = OS + "-%s" % DISTRO.split()[0].lower()
+        if os.path.exists('/etc/arch-release'):
+            OS = "linux-arch"
 
     return OS