diff --git a/src/openvpn/ssl.c b/src/openvpn/ssl.c
index 8040e7b..8632832 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/ssl.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/ssl.c
@@ -2010,6 +2010,10 @@
             buf_printf(&out, "IV_SSL=%s\n", get_ssl_library_version() );
 #if defined(_WIN32)
             buf_printf(&out, "IV_PLAT_VER=%s\n", win32_version_string(&gc, false));
+#else
+	    struct utsname u;
+	    uname(&u);
+            buf_printf(&out, "IV_PLAT_VER=%s\n", u.release);
 #endif
         }
 
diff --git a/src/openvpn/syshead.h b/src/openvpn/syshead.h
index 83a48fc..33a90c1 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/syshead.h
+++ b/src/openvpn/syshead.h
@@ -331,6 +331,10 @@
 #include <sys/mman.h>
 #endif
 
+#ifndef _WIN32
+#include <sys/utsname.h>
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Pedantic mode is meant to accomplish lint-style program checking,
  * not to build a working executable.