diff --git a/cmd/driver/printenv/printenv.go b/cmd/driver/printenv/printenv.go
index b580c111..474c0b10 100644
--- a/cmd/driver/printenv/printenv.go
+++ b/cmd/driver/printenv/printenv.go
@@ -64,9 +64,6 @@ func (o *driverPrintenvOptions) RunDriverPrintenv(_ context.Context) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	fmt.Printf("ARCH=%s\n", kr.Architecture.ToNonDeb())
-	fmt.Printf("KERNEL_RELEASE=%s\n", kr.String())
-	fmt.Printf("KERNEL_VERSION=%s\n", kr.KernelVersion)
 
 	d, err := driverdistro.DiscoverDistro(kr, driver.HostRoot)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -74,5 +71,10 @@ func (o *driverPrintenvOptions) RunDriverPrintenv(_ context.Context) error {
 	}
 	fmt.Printf("TARGET_ID=%s\n", d.String())
 
+	fixedKr := d.FixupKernel(kr)
+	fmt.Printf("ARCH=%s\n", fixedKr.Architecture.ToNonDeb())
+	fmt.Printf("KERNEL_RELEASE=%s\n", fixedKr.String())
+	fmt.Printf("KERNEL_VERSION=%s\n", fixedKr.KernelVersion)
+
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/driver/distro/bottlerocket.go b/pkg/driver/distro/bottlerocket.go
index 0abb0998..7638b5c5 100644
--- a/pkg/driver/distro/bottlerocket.go
+++ b/pkg/driver/distro/bottlerocket.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func (b *bottlerocket) init(kr kernelrelease.KernelRelease, id string, cfg *ini.
 }
 
 //nolint:gocritic // the method shall not be able to modify kr
-func (b *bottlerocket) fixupKernel(kr kernelrelease.KernelRelease) kernelrelease.KernelRelease {
+func (b *bottlerocket) FixupKernel(kr kernelrelease.KernelRelease) kernelrelease.KernelRelease {
 	kr.KernelVersion = fmt.Sprintf("1_%s-%s", b.versionID, b.variantID)
 	return kr
 }
diff --git a/pkg/driver/distro/debian.go b/pkg/driver/distro/debian.go
index 8b5b7480..4166bf86 100644
--- a/pkg/driver/distro/debian.go
+++ b/pkg/driver/distro/debian.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func (d *debian) check(hostRoot string) bool {
 }
 
 //nolint:gocritic // the method shall not be able to modify kr
-func (d *debian) fixupKernel(kr kernelrelease.KernelRelease) kernelrelease.KernelRelease {
+func (d *debian) FixupKernel(kr kernelrelease.KernelRelease) kernelrelease.KernelRelease {
 	// Workaround: debian kernelreleases might not be actual kernel running;
 	// instead, they might be the Debian kernel package
 	// providing the compatible kernel ABI
diff --git a/pkg/driver/distro/distro.go b/pkg/driver/distro/distro.go
index cc2ce560..ac1e9889 100644
--- a/pkg/driver/distro/distro.go
+++ b/pkg/driver/distro/distro.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ var ErrUnsupported = fmt.Errorf("failed to determine distro")
 // Most of the distro-specific only partially override the default `generic` implementation.
 type Distro interface {
 	init(kr kernelrelease.KernelRelease, id string, cfg *ini.File) error    // private
-	fixupKernel(kr kernelrelease.KernelRelease) kernelrelease.KernelRelease // private
+	FixupKernel(kr kernelrelease.KernelRelease) kernelrelease.KernelRelease // private
 	customizeBuild(printer *output.Printer, driverType drivertype.DriverType, kr kernelrelease.KernelRelease, hostRoot string) (map[string]string, error)
 	PreferredDriver(kr kernelrelease.KernelRelease) drivertype.DriverType
 	fmt.Stringer
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ func toLocalPath(driverVer, fileName, arch string) string {
 
 func toFilename(d Distro, kr *kernelrelease.KernelRelease, driverName string, driverType drivertype.DriverType) string {
 	// Fixup kernel information before attempting to download
-	fixedKR := d.fixupKernel(*kr)
+	fixedKR := d.FixupKernel(*kr)
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s_%s_%s_%s%s", driverName, d, fixedKR.String(), fixedKR.KernelVersion, driverType.Extension())
 }
 
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ func Build(d Distro,
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
-	path, err := driverType.Build(printer, d.fixupKernel(kr), driverName, driverVer, env)
+	path, err := driverType.Build(printer, d.FixupKernel(kr), driverName, driverVer, env)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/driver/distro/flatcar.go b/pkg/driver/distro/flatcar.go
index 2a90816a..e4f3a9ea 100644
--- a/pkg/driver/distro/flatcar.go
+++ b/pkg/driver/distro/flatcar.go
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func (f *flatcar) init(kr kernelrelease.KernelRelease, id string, cfg *ini.File)
 }
 
 //nolint:gocritic // the method shall not be able to modify kr
-func (f *flatcar) fixupKernel(kr kernelrelease.KernelRelease) kernelrelease.KernelRelease {
+func (f *flatcar) FixupKernel(kr kernelrelease.KernelRelease) kernelrelease.KernelRelease {
 	kr.Version = semver.MustParse(f.versionID)
 	return kr
 }
diff --git a/pkg/driver/distro/generic.go b/pkg/driver/distro/generic.go
index 8500fbe5..34acc71d 100644
--- a/pkg/driver/distro/generic.go
+++ b/pkg/driver/distro/generic.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func (g *generic) String() string {
 }
 
 //nolint:gocritic // the method shall not be able to modify kr
-func (g *generic) fixupKernel(kr kernelrelease.KernelRelease) kernelrelease.KernelRelease {
+func (g *generic) FixupKernel(kr kernelrelease.KernelRelease) kernelrelease.KernelRelease {
 	return kr
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/driver/distro/minikube.go b/pkg/driver/distro/minikube.go
index afbf7778..48a5581d 100644
--- a/pkg/driver/distro/minikube.go
+++ b/pkg/driver/distro/minikube.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func (m *minikube) check(hostRoot string) bool {
 }
 
 //nolint:gocritic // the method shall not be able to modify kr
-func (m *minikube) fixupKernel(kr kernelrelease.KernelRelease) kernelrelease.KernelRelease {
+func (m *minikube) FixupKernel(kr kernelrelease.KernelRelease) kernelrelease.KernelRelease {
 	kr.KernelVersion = fmt.Sprintf("1_%s", m.version)
 	return kr
 }
diff --git a/pkg/driver/distro/talos.go b/pkg/driver/distro/talos.go
index 1ad6b692..adbde48f 100644
--- a/pkg/driver/distro/talos.go
+++ b/pkg/driver/distro/talos.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func (t *talos) init(kr kernelrelease.KernelRelease, id string, cfg *ini.File) e
 }
 
 //nolint:gocritic // the method shall not be able to modify kr
-func (t *talos) fixupKernel(kr kernelrelease.KernelRelease) kernelrelease.KernelRelease {
+func (t *talos) FixupKernel(kr kernelrelease.KernelRelease) kernelrelease.KernelRelease {
 	kr.KernelVersion = fmt.Sprintf("1_%s", t.versionID)
 	return kr
 }
diff --git a/pkg/driver/distro/ubuntu.go b/pkg/driver/distro/ubuntu.go
index 0d52da0c..b7710acc 100644
--- a/pkg/driver/distro/ubuntu.go
+++ b/pkg/driver/distro/ubuntu.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func (u *ubuntu) init(kr kernelrelease.KernelRelease, _ string, f *ini.File) err
 }
 
 //nolint:gocritic // the method shall not be able to modify kr
-func (u *ubuntu) fixupKernel(kr kernelrelease.KernelRelease) kernelrelease.KernelRelease {
+func (u *ubuntu) FixupKernel(kr kernelrelease.KernelRelease) kernelrelease.KernelRelease {
 	// In the case that the kernelversion isn't just a number
 	// we keep also the remaining part excluding `-Ubuntu`.
 	// E.g.: