diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/system/pkg_mgr.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/system/pkg_mgr.py

index f290563cf878a..c8980f56686b8 100644

--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/system/pkg_mgr.py

+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/system/pkg_mgr.py

@@ -113,12 +113,22 @@ def _check_apt_flavor(self, pkg_mgr_name):

                     pkg_mgr_name = 'apt'

         return pkg_mgr_name

+    def pkg_mgrs(self, collected_facts):

+        # Filter out the /usr/bin/pkg because on Altlinux it is actually the

+        # perl-Package (not Solaris package manager).

+        # Since the pkg5 takes precedence over apt, this workaround

+        # is required to select the suitable package manager on Altlinux.

+        if collected_facts['ansible_os_family'] == 'Altlinux':

+            return filter(lambda pkg: pkg['path'] != '/usr/bin/pkg', PKG_MGRS)

+        else:

+            return PKG_MGRS

+

     def collect(self, module=None, collected_facts=None):

         facts_dict = {}

         collected_facts = collected_facts or {}

         pkg_mgr_name = 'unknown'

-        for pkg in PKG_MGRS:

+        for pkg in self.pkg_mgrs(collected_facts):

             if os.path.exists(pkg['path']):

                 pkg_mgr_name = pkg['name']