diff --git a/flexlm/manifests/init.pp b/flexlm/manifests/init.pp
index c24fb78..0f0a6e2 100644
--- a/flexlm/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/flexlm/manifests/init.pp
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 # 
 class flexlm::client {
 
+    if $::kernel == "Linux" {
+        require lsb::core
+    }
+
     file { "/usr/local/bin/lmutil":
         ensure => present,
         source => "puppet:///files/packages/lmutil-${lmutil_package_latest}.${::architecture}.${::kernel}",