diff --git a/neofetch b/neofetch
index fcddf346..a7e761e8 100755
--- a/neofetch
+++ b/neofetch
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@ get_distro() {
             # Chrome OS doesn't conform to the /etc/*-release standard.
             # While the file is a series of variables they can't be sourced
             # by the shell since the values aren't quoted.
-            elif [[ "$(< /etc/lsb-release)" == *CHROMEOS* ]]; then
+            elif [[ -f /etc/lsb-release && "$(< /etc/lsb-release)" == *CHROMEOS* ]]; then
                 distro="$(awk -F '=' '/NAME|VERSION/ {printf $2 " "}' /etc/lsb-release)"
 
             elif [[ -f "/etc/os-release" || \