diff --git a/manifests/linux/redhat.pp b/manifests/linux/redhat.pp
index b7a4d0e3f..6fdc69458 100644
--- a/manifests/linux/redhat.pp
+++ b/manifests/linux/redhat.pp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   # RHEL 7 and later and Fedora 15 and later require the iptables-services
   # package, which provides the /usr/libexec/iptables/iptables.init used by
   # lib/puppet/util/firewall.rb.
-  if   ($::operatingsystem != 'Fedora' and versioncmp($::operatingsystemrelease, '7.0') >= 0)
+  if   ($::operatingsystem != 'Fedora' and versioncmp($::operatingsystemmajrelease, '7') >= 0)
     or ($::operatingsystem == 'Fedora' and versioncmp($::operatingsystemrelease, '15') >= 0) {
     package { 'firewalld':
       ensure  => absent,