diff --git a/elements/rhel7-distro/element-provides b/elements/rhel7-distro/element-provides
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a72e04969
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elements/rhel7-distro/element-provides
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+operating-system
diff --git a/elements/rhel7-distro/environment.d/00-rhel7-distro.bash b/elements/rhel7-distro/environment.d/00-rhel7-distro.bash
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c692d68bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elements/rhel7-distro/environment.d/00-rhel7-distro.bash
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export DISTRO_NAME="rhel7"
diff --git a/json-files/rhel-7-undercloud-source.json b/json-files/rhel-7-undercloud-source.json
index 905232c19..8639eb8d4 100644
--- a/json-files/rhel-7-undercloud-source.json
+++ b/json-files/rhel-7-undercloud-source.json
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
     "element": [
       "base",
       "undercloud-install",
-      "fedora",
-      "fedora-distro",
+      "rhel7",
+      "rhel7-distro",
       "boot-stack",
       "nova-ironic",
       "os-collect-config",