diff --git a/util/grub-install.c b/util/grub-install.c
index f49c78d0b..48c8c0364 100644
--- a/util/grub-install.c
+++ b/util/grub-install.c
@@ -1123,6 +1123,10 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
       */
       char *t;
       efi_distributor = bootloader_id;
+      if (strcmp (efi_distributor, "kubuntu") == 0)
+	efi_distributor = "ubuntu";
+      else if (strcmp (efi_distributor, "devuan") == 0)
+	efi_distributor = "debian";
       switch (platform)
 	{
 	case GRUB_INSTALL_PLATFORM_I386_EFI: