diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 053d3632f7..b870c191b1 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
 
       if $postgresql::globals::postgis_package_name {
         $postgis_package_name = $postgresql::globals::postgis_package_name
-      } elsif $facts['os']['release']['major'] == '5' {
+      } elsif $facts['os']['name'] == 'Fedora' {
         $postgis_package_name = 'postgis'
       } elsif $postgis_version and versioncmp($postgis_version, '2') < 0 {
         $postgis_package_name = "postgis${package_version}"