diff --git a/src/python/jw/pkg/cmds/distro/CmdInstall.py b/src/python/jw/pkg/cmds/distro/CmdInstall.py
index 7f3a9074..0f7441ff 100644
--- a/src/python/jw/pkg/cmds/distro/CmdInstall.py
+++ b/src/python/jw/pkg/cmds/distro/CmdInstall.py
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ class CmdInstall(Cmd): # export
         super().add_arguments(parser)
         parser.add_argument("names", nargs="*", help="Packages to be installed")
         parser.add_argument('--only-update', default=False, action='store_true', help='Only update the listed packages, don\'t install them')
+        parser.add_argument('-F', '--fixed-strings', action='store_true',
+                            help='Don\'t expand platform info macros in <names>')
 
     async def _run(self, args: Namespace) -> None:
-        return await self.distro.install(args.names, only_update=args.only_update)
+        names = names if args.fixed_strings else self.app.distro_info(args.names)
+        return await self.distro.install(names, only_update=args.only_update)