diff --git a/Build/BundledPrograms.hs b/Build/BundledPrograms.hs
index a64206b7dd..cf16da0f2b 100644
--- a/Build/BundledPrograms.hs
+++ b/Build/BundledPrograms.hs
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ preferredBundledPrograms = catMaybes
 	, Just "rsync"
 #ifndef mingw32_HOST_OS
 	, Just "sh"
+	-- used by git-annex when available
+	, Just "uname"
 #endif
 	, BuildInfo.lsof
 	, BuildInfo.gcrypt
diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 6e14024bf7..25da6e4afe 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ git-annex (6.20180530) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
   * When content has been lost from an export remote and 
     git-annex fsck --from remote has noticed it's gone, re-running
     git-annex export or git-annex sync --content will re-upload it.
+  * Include uname in standalone builds.
 
  -- Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name>  Wed, 30 May 2018 11:49:08 -0400