diff --git a/lib/cinder b/lib/cinder
index c2e55f9173..b1e3d0d408 100644
--- a/lib/cinder
+++ b/lib/cinder
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ function install_cinder {
     if [[ "$CINDER_ISCSI_HELPER" == "tgtadm" ]]; then
         install_package tgt
     elif [[ "$CINDER_ISCSI_HELPER" == "lioadm" ]]; then
-        if [[ ${DISTRO} == "bionic" ]]; then
+        if is_ubuntu; then
             # TODO(frickler): Workaround for https://launchpad.net/bugs/1819819
             sudo mkdir -p /etc/target