diff --git a/manifests/install.pp b/manifests/install.pp
index fe0e1911..cbe7713f 100644
--- a/manifests/install.pp
+++ b/manifests/install.pp
@@ -233,9 +233,12 @@
         }
       }
 
-      if "${::python::version}" =~ /^python3/ { #lint:ignore:only_variable_string
+      if "${python::version}" =~ /^python3/ and ($facts['os']['family'] == 'RedHat') and (versioncmp($facts['os']['release']['major'], '7') >= 0) { #lint:ignore:only_variable_string
         $pip_category = undef
-        $pip_package = 'python3-pip'
+        $pip_package = 'python34-pip'
+      } elsif "${python::version}" =~ /^python3/ { #lint:ignore:only_variable_string
+        $pip_category = undef
+        $pip_package = '1'
       } elsif ($::osfamily == 'RedHat') and (versioncmp($::operatingsystemmajrelease, '7') >= 0) {
         $pip_category = undef
         $pip_package = 'python2-pip'