diff --git a/salt/salt/master.sls b/salt/salt/master.sls
index fce702932..6486e9126 100644
--- a/salt/salt/master.sls
+++ b/salt/salt/master.sls
@@ -23,11 +23,6 @@ sync_runners:
     - name: saltutil.sync_runners
 {% endif %}
 
-hold_salt_master_package:
-  module.run:
-    - pkg.hold:
-      - name: salt-master
-
 # prior to 2.4.30 this engine ran on the manager with salt-minion
 # this has changed to running with the salt-master in 2.4.30
 remove_engines_config:
diff --git a/salt/salt/minion.sls b/salt/salt/minion.sls
index b6db9d046..b0e078e79 100644
--- a/salt/salt/minion.sls
+++ b/salt/salt/minion.sls
@@ -58,12 +58,15 @@ start_minion_post_upgrade:
 {% endif %}
 
 {% if INSTALLEDSALTVERSION|string == SALTVERSION|string %}
-# only hold the package if it is already installed
-hold_salt_packages:
-  pkg.held:
-    - pkgs:
+
 {% for package in SALTPACKAGES %}
-      - {{ package }}: {{SALTVERSION}}-0.*
+# only hold the package if it is already installed
+{%   if salt['pkg.version'](package) %}
+hold_{{ package }}_package:
+  pkg.held:
+    - name: {{ package }}
+    - version: {{SALTVERSION}}-0.*
+{%   endif %}
 {% endfor %}
 
 remove_error_log_level_logfile: