diff --git a/Documentation/git-bugreport.txt b/Documentation/git-bugreport.txt
index f44ae8cbe7..17b0d14e8d 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-bugreport.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-bugreport.txt
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ The following information is requested from the user:
 The following information is captured automatically:
 
  - 'git version --build-options'
+ - uname sysname, release, version, and machine strings
 
 This tool is invoked via the typical Git setup process, which means that in some
 cases, it might not be able to launch - for example, if a relevant config file
diff --git a/bugreport.c b/bugreport.c
index 4cdb58bbaa..1a3172bcec 100644
--- a/bugreport.c
+++ b/bugreport.c
@@ -7,10 +7,24 @@
 
 static void get_system_info(struct strbuf *sys_info)
 {
+	struct utsname uname_info;
+
 	/* get git version from native cmd */
 	strbuf_addstr(sys_info, _("git version:\n"));
 	get_version_info(sys_info, 1);
-	strbuf_complete_line(sys_info);
+
+	/* system call for other version info */
+	strbuf_addstr(sys_info, "uname: ");
+	if (uname(&uname_info))
+		strbuf_addf(sys_info, _("uname() failed with error '%s' (%d)\n"),
+			    strerror(errno),
+			    errno);
+	else
+		strbuf_addf(sys_info, "%s %s %s %s\n",
+			    uname_info.sysname,
+			    uname_info.release,
+			    uname_info.version,
+			    uname_info.machine);
 }
 
 static const char * const bugreport_usage[] = {