diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/package/aptrpm.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/package/aptrpm.rb
index d33b752dd9..765598e09a 100644
--- lib/puppet/provider/package/aptrpm.rb
+++ lib/puppet/provider/package/aptrpm.rb
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ Puppet::Type.type(:package).provide :aptrpm, :parent => :rpm, :source => :rpm do
   commands :aptcache => "apt-cache"
   commands :rpm => "rpm"
 
+  defaultfor :osfamily => "Altlinux"
+
   if command('rpm')
     confine :true => begin
       rpm('-ql', 'rpm')