diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/files/nodepool/scripts/prepare_devstack.sh b/modules/openstack_project/files/nodepool/scripts/prepare_devstack.sh
index c1331a3698..0e46802e78 100755
--- a/modules/openstack_project/files/nodepool/scripts/prepare_devstack.sh
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/files/nodepool/scripts/prepare_devstack.sh
@@ -18,10 +18,18 @@
 
 mkdir -p ~/cache/files
 mkdir -p ~/cache/pip
-sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get \
-  --option "Dpkg::Options::=--force-confold" \
-  --assume-yes install build-essential python-dev \
-  linux-headers-virtual linux-headers-`uname -r`
+
+if [ -f /usr/bin/yum ]; then
+    sudo yum -y install python-devel make automake gcc gcc-c++ kernel-devel redhat-lsb-core
+elif [ -f /usr/bin/apt-get ]; then
+    sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get \
+      --option "Dpkg::Options::=--force-confold" \
+      --assume-yes install build-essential python-dev \
+      linux-headers-virtual linux-headers-`uname -r`
+else
+    echo "Unsupported distro."
+    exit 1
+fi
 
 rm -rf ~/workspace-cache
 mkdir -p ~/workspace-cache
@@ -61,7 +69,8 @@ git clone https://review.openstack.org/p/openstack/tempest
 git clone https://review.openstack.org/p/stackforge/pecan
 git clone https://review.openstack.org/p/stackforge/wsme
 
-. /etc/lsb-release
+DISTRIB_CODENAME=`lsb_release -sc`
+
 cd /opt/nodepool-scripts/
 python ./devstack-cache.py $DISTRIB_CODENAME