diff --git a/src/distro/distro.py b/src/distro/distro.py
index f83d787..77e2c68 100755
--- a/src/distro/distro.py
+++ b/src/distro/distro.py
@@ -1204,7 +1204,7 @@ def _uname_info(self) -> Dict[str, str]:
         try:
             cmd = ("uname", "-rs")
             stdout = subprocess.check_output(cmd, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL)
-        except OSError:
+        except (OSError, subprocess.CalledProcessError):
             return {}
         content = self._to_str(stdout).splitlines()
         return self._parse_uname_content(content)