diff --git a/alpine/packages/mobyplatform/mobyplatform b/alpine/packages/mobyplatform/mobyplatform
index 4c1f3f365..b8e33aba7 100755
--- a/alpine/packages/mobyplatform/mobyplatform
+++ b/alpine/packages/mobyplatform/mobyplatform
@@ -16,4 +16,6 @@ awk -v flag=$1 '{
 }' /proc/cmdline
 }
 
-kvpair mobyplatform
+PLATFORM=$(kvpair mobyplatform)
+
+[ -z ${PLATFORM} ] && printf unknown || printf ${PLATFORM}