diff --git a/salt/salt/master/ext_pillar_postgres.sls b/salt/salt/master/ext_pillar_postgres.sls
index 9ed071f38..2ab758604 100644
--- a/salt/salt/master/ext_pillar_postgres.sls
+++ b/salt/salt/master/ext_pillar_postgres.sls
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 # and the importer has run at least once.
 
 {% from 'allowed_states.map.jinja' import allowed_states %}
-{% if sls.split('.')[0] in allowed_states %}
+{% if 'salt.master' in allowed_states %}
 
 {% if salt['pillar.get']('postgres:so_pillar:enabled', False) %}
 
diff --git a/salt/salt/master/pg_notify_pillar_engine.sls b/salt/salt/master/pg_notify_pillar_engine.sls
index b3b840263..d91999608 100644
--- a/salt/salt/master/pg_notify_pillar_engine.sls
+++ b/salt/salt/master/pg_notify_pillar_engine.sls
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # ext_pillar config so the three components flip together.
 
 {% from 'allowed_states.map.jinja' import allowed_states %}
-{% if sls.split('.')[0] in allowed_states %}
+{% if 'salt.master' in allowed_states %}
 
 {% if salt['pillar.get']('postgres:so_pillar:enabled', False) %}