diff --git a/build_library/template.ovf b/build_library/template.ovf
index c7912434bb..08f1653c07 100644
--- a/build_library/template.ovf
+++ b/build_library/template.ovf
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   <VirtualSystem ovf:id="@@NAME@@">
     <Info>A virtual machine</Info>
     <Name>@@NAME@@</Name>
-    <OperatingSystemSection ovf:id="100" vmw:osType="other26xLinux64Guest">
+    <OperatingSystemSection ovf:id="101" vmw:osType="otherLinux64Guest">
       <Info>The kind of installed guest operating system</Info>
     </OperatingSystemSection>
     <VirtualHardwareSection>
diff --git a/build_library/vm_image_util.sh b/build_library/vm_image_util.sh
index 7f7ba4b852..8f76098545 100644
--- a/build_library/vm_image_util.sh
+++ b/build_library/vm_image_util.sh
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ ethernet0.addressType = "generated"
 ethernet0.present = "TRUE"
 ethernet0.virtualDev = "vmxnet3"
 floppy0.present = "FALSE"
-guestOS = "other26xlinux-64"
+guestOS = "otherlinux-64"
 memsize = "${vm_mem}"
 powerType.powerOff = "soft"
 powerType.powerOn = "hard"