diff --git a/lib/facter/facts/rhel/os/release.rb b/lib/facter/facts/rhel/os/release.rb
index 48f64f7f8a..dfaac0cebc 100644
--- a/lib/facter/facts/rhel/os/release.rb
+++ b/lib/facter/facts/rhel/os/release.rb
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ def call_the_resolver
         end
 
         def determine_release_version
-          version = Facter::Resolvers::OsRelease.resolve(:version_id)
-          version ||= Facter::Resolvers::RedHatRelease.resolve(:version)
+          version = Facter::Resolvers::RedHatRelease.resolve(:version)
+          version ||= Facter::Resolvers::OsRelease.resolve(:version_id)
 
           return unless version
 
diff --git a/spec/facter/facts/rhel/os/release_spec.rb b/spec/facter/facts/rhel/os/release_spec.rb
index e746297af7..83e0c13713 100644
--- a/spec/facter/facts/rhel/os/release_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/facter/facts/rhel/os/release_spec.rb
@@ -5,25 +5,46 @@
     subject(:fact) { Facts::Rhel::Os::Release.new }
 
     before do
-      allow(Facter::Resolvers::OsRelease).to receive(:resolve).with(:version_id).and_return(value)
+      allow(Facter::Resolvers::RedHatRelease).to receive(:resolve).with(:version).and_return(value)
     end
 
     context 'when os is RedHat' do
-      let(:value) { '6.2' }
-      let(:release) { { 'full' => '6.2', 'major' => '6', 'minor' => '2' } }
+      context 'when version has only major and minor' do
+        let(:value) { '6.2' }
+        let(:release) { { 'full' => '6.2', 'major' => '6', 'minor' => '2' } }
 
-      it 'calls Facter::Resolvers::OsRelease with version_id' do
-        fact.call_the_resolver
-        expect(Facter::Resolvers::OsRelease).to have_received(:resolve).with(:version_id)
+        it 'calls Facter::Resolvers::RedHatRelease with version' do
+          fact.call_the_resolver
+          expect(Facter::Resolvers::RedHatRelease).to have_received(:resolve).with(:version)
+        end
+
+        it 'returns operating system name fact' do
+          expect(fact.call_the_resolver).to be_an_instance_of(Array).and \
+            contain_exactly(an_object_having_attributes(name: 'os.release', value: release),
+                            an_object_having_attributes(name: 'operatingsystemmajrelease',
+                                                        value: release['major'], type: :legacy),
+                            an_object_having_attributes(name: 'operatingsystemrelease',
+                                                        value: release['full'], type: :legacy))
+        end
       end
 
-      it 'returns operating system name fact' do
-        expect(fact.call_the_resolver).to be_an_instance_of(Array).and \
-          contain_exactly(an_object_having_attributes(name: 'os.release', value: release),
-                          an_object_having_attributes(name: 'operatingsystemmajrelease',
-                                                      value: release['major'], type: :legacy),
-                          an_object_having_attributes(name: 'operatingsystemrelease',
-                                                      value: release['full'], type: :legacy))
+      context 'when version also contains build number' do
+        let(:value) { '7.4.1708' }
+        let(:release) { { 'full' => '7.4.1708', 'major' => '7', 'minor' => '4' } }
+
+        it 'calls Facter::Resolvers::RedHatRelease with version' do
+          fact.call_the_resolver
+          expect(Facter::Resolvers::RedHatRelease).to have_received(:resolve).with(:version)
+        end
+
+        it 'returns operating system name fact' do
+          expect(fact.call_the_resolver).to be_an_instance_of(Array).and \
+            contain_exactly(an_object_having_attributes(name: 'os.release', value: release),
+                            an_object_having_attributes(name: 'operatingsystemmajrelease',
+                                                        value: release['major'], type: :legacy),
+                            an_object_having_attributes(name: 'operatingsystemrelease',
+                                                        value: release['full'], type: :legacy))
+        end
       end
     end
 
@@ -33,7 +54,7 @@
       let(:release) { { 'full' => '6.2', 'major' => '6', 'minor' => '2' } }
 
       before do
-        allow(Facter::Resolvers::RedHatRelease).to receive(:resolve).with(:version).and_return(red_release)
+        allow(Facter::Resolvers::OsRelease).to receive(:resolve).with(:version_id).and_return(red_release)
       end
 
       it 'calls Facter::Resolvers::OsRelease with version_id' do