--- cloudinit/net/sysconfig.py.orig
+++ cloudinit/net/sysconfig.py
@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ class Renderer(renderer.Renderer):
 def available(target=None):
     sysconfig = available_sysconfig(target=target)
     nm = available_nm(target=target)
-    return (util.get_linux_distro()[0] in KNOWN_DISTROS
+    return (util.system_info()['variant'] in KNOWN_DISTROS
             and any([nm, sysconfig]))
 
 
@@ -758,6 +758,8 @@ def available_sysconfig(target=None):
     for p in expected:
         if not util.which(p, search=search, target=target):
             return False
+    else:
+        return True
 
     expected_paths = ['etc/sysconfig/network/scripts/functions.netconfig']
     for p in expected_paths: