diff --git a/syslog/manifests/init.pp b/syslog/manifests/init.pp
index c275dd9..d33808d 100644
--- a/syslog/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/syslog/manifests/init.pp
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ class syslog::common {
         case $::operatingsystem {
             "centos","redhat": {
                 $syslog_type = $::operatingsystemrelease ? {
-                    /^6/    => "rsyslog",
-                    default => "syslogd",
+                    /^[1-5]/ => "syslogd",
+                    default  => "rsyslog",
                 }
             }
             "debian": { $syslog_type = "rsyslog" }