diff --git a/salt/_modules/needs_restarting.py b/salt/_modules/needs_restarting.py
index 6f9fa937c..edede9ad3 100644
--- a/salt/_modules/needs_restarting.py
+++ b/salt/_modules/needs_restarting.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ def check():
     if path.exists('/var/run/reboot-required'):
       retval = 'True'
 
-  elif 
+  elif osfam == 'RedHat':
     cmd = 'needs-restarting -r > /dev/null 2>&1'
     
     try: