diff --git a/src/platform.ts b/src/platform.ts
index 5aea52e..773df9b 100644
--- a/src/platform.ts
+++ b/src/platform.ts
@@ -93,9 +93,17 @@ export function getCurrentPlatform() {
                     return Platform.Ubuntu16;
                 }
 
+                break;
+            case 'linuxmint':
+                const lmVersionId = getValue("VERSION_ID");
+                if (lmVersionId.startsWith("18")) {
+                    // Linux Mint 18 is binary compatible with Ubuntu 16.04
+                    return Platform.Ubuntu16;
+                }
+
                 break;
         }
     }
 
     return Platform.Unknown;	
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}