diff --git a/config/deb/postinst b/config/deb/postinst
index 836c6c91..8ba658ba 100644
--- a/config/deb/postinst
+++ b/config/deb/postinst
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@
 
 if [ ! -e /etc/percona-toolkit/.percona.toolkit.uuid ]; then
   mkdir -p /etc/percona-toolkit
-  perl -e 'printf+($}="%04x")."$}-$}-$}-$}-".$}x3,map rand 65537,0..7;' > /etc/percona-toolkit/.percona.toolkit.uuid
+  if [ -e /sys/class/dmi/id/product_uuid ]; then
+    cat /sys/class/dmi/id/product_uuid > /etc/percona-toolkit/.percona.toolkit.uuid
+  else
+    perl -e 'printf+($}="%04x")."$}-$}-$}-$}-".$}x3,map rand 65537,0..7;' > /etc/percona-toolkit/.percona.toolkit.uuid
+  fi
 fi
 
 #DEBHELPER#
diff --git a/config/rpm/percona-toolkit.spec b/config/rpm/percona-toolkit.spec
index e19a673c..78fd7b9a 100644
--- a/config/rpm/percona-toolkit.spec
+++ b/config/rpm/percona-toolkit.spec
@@ -45,7 +45,11 @@ chmod -R u+w $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/*
 %post
 if [ ! -e /etc/percona-toolkit/.percona.toolkit.uuid ]; then
   mkdir -p /etc/percona-toolkit
-  perl -e 'printf+($}="%04x")."$}-$}-$}-$}-".$}x3,map rand 65537,0..7;' > /etc/percona-toolkit/.percona.toolkit.uuid
+  if [ -e /sys/class/dmi/id/product_uuid ]; then
+    cat /sys/class/dmi/id/product_uuid > /etc/percona-toolkit/.percona.toolkit.uuid
+  else
+    perl -e 'printf+($}="%04x")."$}-$}-$}-$}-".$}x3,map rand 65537,0..7;' > /etc/percona-toolkit/.percona.toolkit.uuid
+  fi
 fi
 
 %clean