diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/49615-ascii-devuan-support.yml b/changelogs/fragments/49615-ascii-devuan-support.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0840749207
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/49615-ascii-devuan-support.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - Extend support for Devuan ascii distribution
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/system/distribution.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/system/distribution.py
index 697eb3bd6c..9bb0ecc890 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/system/distribution.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/system/distribution.py
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ class DistributionFiles:
                 debian_facts['distribution_release'] = release.groups()[0]
         elif 'Devuan' in data:
             debian_facts['distribution'] = 'Devuan'
-            release = re.search(r"PRETTY_NAME=[^(]+ \(?([^)]+?)\)", data)
+            release = re.search(r"PRETTY_NAME=\"?[^(\"]+ \(?([^) \"]+)\)?", data)
             if release:
                 debian_facts['distribution_release'] = release.groups()[0]
             version = re.search(r"VERSION_ID=\"(.*)\"", data)
diff --git a/test/units/module_utils/test_distribution_version.py b/test/units/module_utils/test_distribution_version.py
index 87fba0d511..025806d168 100644
--- a/test/units/module_utils/test_distribution_version.py
+++ b/test/units/module_utils/test_distribution_version.py
@@ -509,6 +509,26 @@ BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.devuan.org/"
             'distribution_version': u'1'
         }
     },
+    {
+        'name': "Devuan",
+        'input': {
+            '/etc/os-release': """PRETTY_NAME="Devuan GNU/Linux ascii"
+NAME="Devuan GNU/Linux"
+ID=devuan
+HOME_URL="https://www.devuan.org/"
+SUPPORT_URL="https://devuan.org/os/community"
+BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.devuan.org/"
+"""
+        },
+        'platform.dist': ('', '', ''),
+        'result': {
+            'distribution': u'Devuan',
+            'distribution_major_version': u'NA',
+            'distribution_release': u'ascii',
+            'os_family': 'Debian',
+            'distribution_version': u'NA'
+        }
+    },
     {
         "platform.dist": [
             "Ubuntu",