diff --git a/lib/packages.cf b/lib/packages.cf
index f4bc8ab6e7..9400c63cc3 100644
--- a/lib/packages.cf
+++ b/lib/packages.cf
@@ -1804,7 +1804,7 @@ body package_method generic
 #     "mypackage" package_method => generic, package_policy => "add";
 # ```
 {
-    suse|sles::
+    suse|sles|opensuse::
       package_changes => "bulk";
       package_list_command => "$(rpm_knowledge.call_rpm) -qa --queryformat \"$(rpm_knowledge.rpm_output_format)\"";
       # set it to "0" to avoid caching of list during upgrade
@@ -1979,12 +1979,12 @@ bundle agent package_absent(package)
       package_policy => "delete",
       package_method => yum_rpm_permissive;
 
-    suse|sles::
+    suse|sles|opensuse::
       "$(package)"
       package_policy => "delete",
       package_method => zypper;
 
-    !debian.!redhat.!(suse|sles)::
+    !debian.!redhat.!(suse|sles|opensuse)::
       "$(package)"
       package_policy => "delete",
       package_method => generic;
@@ -2016,12 +2016,12 @@ bundle agent package_present(package)
       package_policy => "add",
       package_method => yum_rpm_permissive;
 
-    suse|sles::
+    suse|sles|opensuse::
       "$(package)"
       package_policy => "add",
       package_method => zypper;
 
-    !debian.!redhat.!(suse|sles)::
+    !debian.!redhat.!(suse|sles|opensuse)::
       "$(package)"
       package_policy => "add",
       package_method => generic;
@@ -2055,13 +2055,13 @@ bundle agent package_latest(package)
       package_version => "999999999",
       package_method => yum_rpm_permissive;
 
-    suse|sles::
+    suse|sles|opensuse::
       "$(package)"
       package_policy => "addupdate",
       package_version => "999999999",
       package_method => zypper;
 
-    !debian.!redhat.!(suse|sles)::
+    !debian.!redhat.!(suse|sles|opensuse)::
       "$(package)"
       package_policy => "addupdate",
       package_method => generic;
@@ -2230,7 +2230,7 @@ bundle agent package_specific(package_name, desired, package_version, package_ar
       package_architectures => { $(package_arch) },
       package_method => yum_rpm;
 
-    suse|sles::
+    suse|sles|opensuse::
 
       "$(package_name)"
       package_policy => $(desired),
@@ -2256,13 +2256,13 @@ bundle agent package_specific(package_name, desired, package_version, package_ar
       package_version => $(package_version),
       package_method => solaris_install($(solaris_admin_file));
 
-    !filebased.!debian.!redhat.!(suse|sles)::
+    !filebased.!debian.!redhat.!(suse|sles|opensuse)::
 
       "$(package_name)"
       package_policy => $(desired),
       package_method => generic;
 
   reports:
-    "(DEBUG|DEBUG_$(this.bundle)).filebased.!(suse|sles).!debian.!redhat.!aix.!solaris_pkgadd"::
+    "(DEBUG|DEBUG_$(this.bundle)).filebased.!(suse|sles|opensuse).!debian.!redhat.!aix.!solaris_pkgadd"::
       "DEBUG $(this.bundle): sorry, can't do file-based installs on $(sys.os)";
 }