1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/cdist b/cdist
index adb19c6..04b62ef 100755
--- a/cdist
+++ b/cdist
@@ -551,17 +551,17 @@ def target_factory(s, debug, work):
     elif s == 'raspbian':
         target = ChrootTarget(s, None, None, work)
     elif s == 'host':
-        l = f.readline().strip().split()
         if command_and_read('uname -m').read().strip() == 'x86_64':
             bits = 64
         else:
             bits = 32
         try:
             f = open('/etc/fedora-release', 'r')
+            l = f.readline().strip().split()
             target = HostTarget("fedora", l[2], bits, work)
         except Exception as e:
             if os.path.exists('/etc/arch-release'):
-                target = HostTarget("arch", None, l[2], bits, work)
+                target = HostTarget("arch", None, bits, work)
             else:
                 raise Error("could not identify distribution for `host' target (%s)" % e)
     elif s.startswith('osx-'):