diff --git a/SOURCES/redhat-lsb-centos-fix-release.patch b/SOURCES/redhat-lsb-centos-fix-release.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..772d207
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SOURCES/redhat-lsb-centos-fix-release.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+diff -uNr redhat-lsb-4.1__orig/lsb-release-2.0/lsb_release redhat-lsb-4.1/lsb-release-2.0/lsb_release
+--- redhat-lsb-4.1__orig/lsb-release-2.0/lsb_release	2012-02-29 00:54:28.000000000 +0000
++++ redhat-lsb-4.1/lsb-release-2.0/lsb_release	2015-03-27 12:59:00.207774300 +0000
+@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
+ INFO_DISTRIB_SUFFIX="release"                 # <distrib>-<suffix>
+ ALTERNATE_DISTRIB_FILE="/etc/debian_version"  # for Debian [based distrib]
+ ALTERNATE_DISTRIB_NAME="Debian"               #     "
+-CHECKFIRST="/etc/redhat-release"              # check it before file search
++CHECKFIRST="/etc/centos-release"              # check it before file search
+ 
+ # Defines our exit codes
+ EXIT_STATUS="0"                           # default = Ok :)
diff --git a/SPECS/redhat-lsb.spec b/SPECS/redhat-lsb.spec
index 058cf31..3b2926e 100644
--- a/SPECS/redhat-lsb.spec
+++ b/SPECS/redhat-lsb.spec
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 Summary: Implementation of Linux Standard Base specification
 Name: redhat-lsb
 Version: 4.1
-Release: 27%{?dist}
+Release: 27%{?dist}.1
 URL: http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/lsb
 Source0: https://fedorahosted.org/releases/r/e/redhat-lsb/%{name}-%{version}-%{srcrelease}.tar.bz2
 Patch0: lsb-release-3.1-update-init-functions.patch
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ Patch1: redhat-lsb-lsb_start_daemon-fix.patch
 Patch2: redhat-lsb-trigger.patch
 Patch3: redhat-lsb-arm.patch
 Patch4: redhat-lsb-aarch64.patch
+Patch1000: redhat-lsb-centos-fix-release.patch
 License: GPLv2
 Group: System Environment/Base
 BuildRequires: glibc-static
@@ -485,6 +486,7 @@ to be on LSB conforming system.
 %patch2 -p0 -b .triggerfix
 %patch3 -p1 -b .arm
 %patch4 -p1 -b .aarch64
+%patch1000 -p1
 
 %build
 cd lsb-release-%{upstreamlsbrelver}
@@ -766,6 +768,9 @@ os.remove("%{_datadir}/lsb")
 
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Mar 27 2015 Karanbir Singh <kbsingh@centos.org> - 4.1-27.el7.centos.1
+- use centos-release instead of redhat-release for lsb checks
+
 * Wed Sep 03 2014 Ondrej Vasik <ovasik@redhat.com> - 4.1-27
 - Require /usr/sbin/sendmail in core (required by LSB 4.1,
   #1135991)