diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 72b4acba7..73dd8cc7b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ option(IS_MUSL "Build with musl libc" OFF) # Used by Github Actions
 if (LINUX)
     set(CUSTOM_PCI_IDS_PATH "" CACHE STRING "Custom path to file pci.ids, defaults to `/usr/share/hwdata/pci.ids`")
     set(CUSTOM_AMDGPU_IDS_PATH "" CACHE STRING "Custom path to file amdgpu.ids, defaults to `/usr/share/libdrm/amdgpu.ids`")
+    set(CUSTOM_OS_RELEASE_PATH "" CACHE STRING "Custom path to file os-release, defaults to `/etc/os-release`")
 endif()
 
 ####################
@@ -789,6 +790,10 @@ if(NOT "${CUSTOM_AMDGPU_IDS_PATH}" STREQUAL "")
     message(STATUS "Custom file path of amdgpu.ids: ${CUSTOM_AMDGPU_IDS_PATH}")
     target_compile_definitions(libfastfetch PRIVATE FF_CUSTOM_AMDGPU_IDS_PATH=${CUSTOM_AMDGPU_IDS_PATH})
 endif()
+if(NOT "${CUSTOM_OS_RELEASE_PATH}" STREQUAL "")
+    message(STATUS "Custom file path of os_release: ${CUSTOM_OS_RELEASE_PATH}")
+    target_compile_definitions(libfastfetch PRIVATE FF_CUSTOM_OS_RELEASE_PATH=${CUSTOM_OS_RELEASE_PATH})
+endif()
 
 function(ff_lib_enable VARNAME PKGCONFIG_NAMES CMAKE_NAME)
     if(NOT ENABLE_${VARNAME})
diff --git a/doc/json_schema.json b/doc/json_schema.json
index e9ea50c26..65d80d8aa 100644
--- a/doc/json_schema.json
+++ b/doc/json_schema.json
@@ -294,10 +294,6 @@
                     "type": "string",
                     "description": "The name of the player to use for module Media and Player. Linux only"
                 },
-                "osFile": {
-                    "type": "string",
-                    "description": "Set the path to the file containing OS information. Linux only"
-                },
                 "dsForceDrm": {
                     "description": "Force display detection to use DRM. Linux only",
                     "oneOf": [
diff --git a/src/detection/os/os_linux.c b/src/detection/os/os_linux.c
index 9d0ad5185..f0fc57346 100644
--- a/src/detection/os/os_linux.c
+++ b/src/detection/os/os_linux.c
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
+#define FF_STR_INDIR(x) #x
+#define FF_STR(x) FF_STR_INDIR(x)
+
 static inline bool allRelevantValuesSet(const FFOSResult* result)
 {
     return result->id.length > 0
@@ -141,12 +144,11 @@ static void getDebianVersion(FFOSResult* result)
 
 static void detectOS(FFOSResult* os)
 {
-    if(instance.config.general.osFile.length > 0)
-    {
-        parseLsbRelease(instance.config.general.osFile.chars, os);
-        parseOsRelease(instance.config.general.osFile.chars, os);
-        return;
-    }
+    #ifdef FF_CUSTOM_OS_RELEASE_PATH
+    parseOsRelease(FF_STR(FF_CUSTOM_OS_RELEASE_PATH), os);
+    parseLsbRelease(FF_STR(FF_CUSTOM_OS_RELEASE_PATH), os);
+    return;
+    #endif
 
     if(instance.config.general.escapeBedrock && parseOsRelease(FASTFETCH_TARGET_DIR_ROOT "/bedrock" FASTFETCH_TARGET_DIR_ETC "/bedrock-release", os))
     {
diff --git a/src/options/general.c b/src/options/general.c
index 7cec888f7..f27dce3e5 100644
--- a/src/options/general.c
+++ b/src/options/general.c
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ const char* ffOptionsParseGeneralJsonConfig(FFOptionsGeneral* options, yyjson_va
             options->escapeBedrock = yyjson_get_bool(val);
         else if (ffStrEqualsIgnCase(key, "playerName"))
             ffStrbufSetS(&options->playerName, yyjson_get_str(val));
-        else if (ffStrEqualsIgnCase(key, "osFile"))
-            ffStrbufSetS(&options->osFile, yyjson_get_str(val));
         else if (ffStrEqualsIgnCase(key, "dsForceDrm"))
         {
             if (yyjson_is_str(val))
@@ -79,8 +77,6 @@ bool ffOptionsParseGeneralCommandLine(FFOptionsGeneral* options, const char* key
         options->escapeBedrock = ffOptionParseBoolean(value);
     else if(ffStrEqualsIgnCase(key, "--player-name"))
         ffOptionParseString(key, value, &options->playerName);
-    else if (ffStrEqualsIgnCase(key, "--os-file"))
-        ffOptionParseString(key, value, &options->osFile);
     else if(ffStrEqualsIgnCase(key, "--ds-force-drm"))
     {
         if (ffOptionParseBoolean(value))
@@ -109,7 +105,6 @@ void ffOptionsInitGeneral(FFOptionsGeneral* options)
     #if defined(__linux__) || defined(__FreeBSD__)
     options->escapeBedrock = true;
     ffStrbufInit(&options->playerName);
-    ffStrbufInit(&options->osFile);
     options->dsForceDrm = FF_DS_FORCE_DRM_TYPE_FALSE;
     #elif defined(_WIN32)
     options->wmiTimeout = 5000;
@@ -120,7 +115,6 @@ void ffOptionsDestroyGeneral(FF_MAYBE_UNUSED FFOptionsGeneral* options)
 {
     #if defined(__linux__) || defined(__FreeBSD__)
     ffStrbufDestroy(&options->playerName);
-    ffStrbufDestroy(&options->osFile);
     #endif
 }
 
@@ -145,9 +139,6 @@ void ffOptionsGenerateGeneralJsonConfig(FFOptionsGeneral* options, yyjson_mut_do
     if (!ffStrbufEqual(&options->playerName, &defaultOptions.playerName))
         yyjson_mut_obj_add_strbuf(doc, obj, "playerName", &options->playerName);
 
-    if (!ffStrbufEqual(&options->osFile, &defaultOptions.osFile))
-        yyjson_mut_obj_add_strbuf(doc, obj, "osFile", &options->osFile);
-
     if (options->dsForceDrm != defaultOptions.dsForceDrm)
     {
         switch (options->dsForceDrm)
diff --git a/src/options/general.h b/src/options/general.h
index 98667c2f8..0ab8ee5a7 100644
--- a/src/options/general.h
+++ b/src/options/general.h
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ typedef struct FFOptionsGeneral
     // Module options that cannot be put in module option structure
     #if defined(__linux__) || defined(__FreeBSD__)
     FFstrbuf playerName;
-    FFstrbuf osFile;
     bool escapeBedrock;
     FFDsForceDrmType dsForceDrm;
     #elif defined(_WIN32)