diff --git a/manifests/package/redhat.pp b/manifests/package/redhat.pp
index 0a0f244..2f342d9 100644
--- a/manifests/package/redhat.pp
+++ b/manifests/package/redhat.pp
@@ -19,6 +19,13 @@ class nginx::package::redhat (
   $package_name   = 'nginx',
 ) {
 
+  if $::lsbmajdistrelease {
+    $major_dist_release = $::lsbmajdistrelease
+  }
+  else {
+    $major_dist_release = $::operatingsystemmajrelease
+  }
+
   case $::operatingsystem {
     'fedora': {
       # nginx.org does not supply RPMs for fedora
@@ -31,9 +38,9 @@ class nginx::package::redhat (
       }
     }
     default: {
-      case $::lsbmajdistrelease {
+      case $major_dist_release {
         5, 6, 7: {
-          $os_rel = $::lsbmajdistrelease
+          $os_rel = $major_dist_release
         }
         default: {
           # Amazon uses the year as the $::lsbmajdistrelease