diff --git a/syslog/manifests/init.pp b/syslog/manifests/init.pp
index 3e1d747..5fe1368 100644
--- a/syslog/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/syslog/manifests/init.pp
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ class syslog::client::rsyslog {
         ensure => installed,
     }
 
-    if $operatingsystem != "OpenBSD" {
+    if $operatingsystem != "OpenBSD" and $syslog_tlsserver {
         package { "rsyslog-gnutls":
             ensure => installed,
         }