diff --git a/osbuild/util/osrelease.py b/osbuild/util/osrelease.py
index 0f5d55f8..24e003b9 100644
--- a/osbuild/util/osrelease.py
+++ b/osbuild/util/osrelease.py
@@ -7,6 +7,13 @@ related documentation can be found in `os-release(5)`.
 import os
 
 
+# The default paths where os-release is located, as per os-release(5)
+DEFAULT_PATHS = [
+    "/etc/os-release",
+    "/usr/lib/os-release"
+]
+
+
 def parse_files(*paths):
     """Read Operating System Information from `os-release`