diff --git a/lib/vanagon/platform/dsl.rb b/lib/vanagon/platform/dsl.rb
index 7c66b268..c1535830 100644
--- a/lib/vanagon/platform/dsl.rb
+++ b/lib/vanagon/platform/dsl.rb
@@ -18,17 +18,23 @@ class Platform
     class DSL
       # Constructor for the DSL object
       #
-      # @param name [String] name of the platform
+      # @param basename [String] name of the platform
       # @return [Vanagon::Platform::DSL] A DSL object to describe the {Vanagon::Platform}
-      def initialize(platform_name)
-        @name = platform_name
+      def initialize(basename)
+        # This name is based on the file: configs/platform/<name>.rb
+        @name = basename
       end
 
       # Primary way of interacting with the DSL. Also a simple factory to get the right platform object.
       #
-      # @param name [String] name of the platform
+      # @param platform_name [String] name of the platform
+      # @param override_name [Boolean] whether the specified `platform_name` should override the basename
       # @param block [Proc] DSL definition of the platform to call
-      def platform(platform_name, &block)
+      def platform(platform_name, override_name: false, &block)
+        # The platform name is specified in the platform definition using the
+        # `platform` DSL method and may not match the platform's basename
+        @name = platform_name if override_name
+
         @platform = case platform_name
                     when /^aix-/
                       Vanagon::Platform::RPM::AIX.new(@name)