diff --git a/src/nimblepkg/nimscriptapi.nim b/src/nimblepkg/nimscriptapi.nim
index b711851..81c3f9e 100644
--- a/src/nimblepkg/nimscriptapi.nim
+++ b/src/nimblepkg/nimscriptapi.nim
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ var
   foreignDeps*: seq[string] = @[] ## The foreign dependencies. Only
                                   ## exported for 'distros.nim'.
 
+when defined(nimdistros) and defined(nimblesupportsdistros):
+  const nimbledistros = true
+
 proc requires*(deps: varargs[string]) =
   ## Call this to set the list of requirements of your Nimble
   ## package.
diff --git a/src/nimblepkg/nimscriptsupport.nim b/src/nimblepkg/nimscriptsupport.nim
index bbdb954..2a74ea3 100644
--- a/src/nimblepkg/nimscriptsupport.nim
+++ b/src/nimblepkg/nimscriptsupport.nim
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ proc execScript(scriptName: string, flags: StringTableRef,
   defineSymbol("nimscript")
   defineSymbol("nimconfig")
   defineSymbol("nimble")
-  defineSymbol("nimbledistros")
+  defineSymbol("nimblesupportsdistros")
   registerPass(semPass)
   registerPass(evalPass)