diff --git a/functions-common b/functions-common
index 118f62f2ca..c968531fd1 100644
--- a/functions-common
+++ b/functions-common
@@ -319,10 +319,7 @@ function _ensure_lsb_release {
     if [[ -x $(command -v apt-get 2>/dev/null) ]]; then
         sudo apt-get install -y lsb-release
     elif [[ -x $(command -v zypper 2>/dev/null) ]]; then
-        # XXX: old code paths seem to have assumed SUSE platforms also
-        # had "yum".  Keep this ordered above yum so we don't try to
-        # install the rh package.  suse calls it just "lsb"
-        sudo zypper -n install lsb
+        sudo zypper -n install lsb-release
     elif [[ -x $(command -v dnf 2>/dev/null) ]]; then
         sudo dnf install -y redhat-lsb-core
     elif [[ -x $(command -v yum 2>/dev/null) ]]; then