diff --git a/cmd/tools/vdoctor.v b/cmd/tools/vdoctor.v
index 1db57b393a..fec3e80efe 100644
--- a/cmd/tools/vdoctor.v
+++ b/cmd/tools/vdoctor.v
@@ -50,18 +50,26 @@ fn (mut a App) collect_info() {
 	}
 	//
 	mut os_details := ''
+	wsl_check := a.cmd({
+				command: 'cat /proc/sys/kernel/osrelease'
+			})
 	if os_kind == 'linux' {
 		os_details = a.get_linux_os_name()
 		info := a.cpu_info()
 		if 'hypervisor' in info['flags'] {
-			if 'microsoft' in a.cmd({
-				command: 'cat /proc/sys/kernel/osrelease'
-			}) {
-				os_details += ' (WSL)'
+			if 'microsoft' in wsl_check  {
+				// WSL 2 is a Managed VM and Full Linux Kernel
+				// See https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/compare-versions
+				os_details += ' (WSL 2)'
 			} else {
 				os_details += ' (VM)'
 			}
 		}
+		// WSL 1 is NOT a Managed VM and Full Linux Kernel
+		// See https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/compare-versions
+		if 'Microsoft' in wsl_check {
+			os_details += ' (WSL)'
+		}
 		// From https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/14346
 		if a.cmd(command: '[ "$(awk \'\$5=="/" {print \$1}\' </proc/1/mountinfo)" != "$(awk \'\$5=="/" {print \$1}\' </proc/$$/mountinfo)" ] ; echo \$?') == '0' {
 			os_details += ' (chroot)'