--- a/open-vm-tools/lib/misc/hostinfoPosix.c
+++ b/open-vm-tools/lib/misc/hostinfoPosix.c
@@ -814,7 +814,7 @@ HostinfoGetOSShortName(char *distro,
          Str_Strcpy(distroShort, STR_OS_DEBIAN_8, distroShortSize);
       } else if (strstr(distroLower, "9.")) {
          Str_Strcpy(distroShort, STR_OS_DEBIAN_9, distroShortSize);
-      } else if (strstr(distroLower, "10.")) {
+      } else if (strstr(distroLower, "10")) {
          Str_Strcpy(distroShort, STR_OS_DEBIAN_10, distroShortSize);
       }
    } else if (StrUtil_StartsWith(distroLower, "enterprise linux") ||
