diff --git a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-linux.yml b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-linux.yml
index b89bcd359..130673715 100644
--- a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-linux.yml
+++ b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-linux.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
 name: "zcash-1.0.0-rc1"
 enable_cache: true
+distro: "debian"
 suites:
 - "jessie"
 architectures: