diff --git a/roles/geoip/tasks/main.yml b/roles/geoip/tasks/main.yml
index 75adcfc892..48670e409a 100644
--- a/roles/geoip/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/geoip/tasks/main.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@
   package: name=python-GeoIP state=present
   tags:
   - packages
+  when: (ansible_distribution == 'RedHat' and ansible_distribution_major_version|int < 8) or (ansible_distribution_major_version|int < 30 and ansible_distribution == 'Fedora')
+
+- name: install python3-GeoIP
+  package: name=python3-GeoIP state=present
+  tags:
+  - packages
+  when: (ansible_distribution == 'RedHat' and ansible_distribution_major_version|int >= 8) or (ansible_distribution_major_version|int >= 30 and ansible_distribution == 'Fedora')
 
 - name: push over the geoip db once
   copy: src={{ item }} dest=/usr/share/GeoIP/