diff --git a/scripts/platform-is-supported b/scripts/platform-is-supported
index 73a86e6652c..0dafca67e52 100755
--- a/scripts/platform-is-supported
+++ b/scripts/platform-is-supported
@@ -100,7 +100,12 @@ if cpu not in supported_cpus:
     sys.exit(1)
 
 if distributor == 'Ubuntu':
-    if release_major < 12:
+    if release_major < 18:
+        print "release is too old!"
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+if distributor == 'Debian':
+    if release_major < 10:
         print "release is too old!"
         sys.exit(1)