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')