--- strace-4.7.orig/strace.c	2012-04-16 18:22:19.000000000 +0200
+++ strace-4.7/strace.c	2012-11-05 16:53:18.494816999 +0100
@@ -1432,6 +1432,11 @@
 			break;
 		while (*p >= '0' && *p <= '9')
 			p++;
+		if (*p != '.') {
+			rel = (rel << 8);
+			if (rel >= KERNEL_VERSION(1,0,0))
+				break;
+		}
 		if (*p != '.')
 			error_msg_and_die("Bad OS release string: '%s'", u.release);
 		p++;