diff --git a/deployment/puppet/l23network/manifests/l2.pp b/deployment/puppet/l23network/manifests/l2.pp
index 72a1ac83b..f8253e84a 100644
--- a/deployment/puppet/l23network/manifests/l2.pp
+++ b/deployment/puppet/l23network/manifests/l2.pp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
        before => Package[$::l23network::params::ovs_packages],
      }
     }
-    if $::operatingsystem == 'Centos' {
+    if ( $::operatingsystem == 'Centos' and $::kernelmajversion == '2.6' ) {
      package { 'kmod-openvswitch':
        before => Package[$::l23network::params::ovs_packages],
      }