diff --git a/roles/collectd/base/files/selinux/fi-collectd.mod b/roles/collectd/base/files/selinux/fi-collectd.mod
index 0f8a515ab0..f7115c0073 100644
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diff --git a/roles/collectd/base/files/selinux/fi-collectd.pp b/roles/collectd/base/files/selinux/fi-collectd.pp
index f07fcbf9d7..ad2e044dc2 100644
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diff --git a/roles/collectd/base/files/selinux/fi-collectd.te b/roles/collectd/base/files/selinux/fi-collectd.te
index 2b9dbe1af6..cce9f1e52d 100644
--- a/roles/collectd/base/files/selinux/fi-collectd.te
+++ b/roles/collectd/base/files/selinux/fi-collectd.te
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-module fi-collectd 1.7;
+module fi-collectd 1.8;
 
 require {
     type shell_exec_t;
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ require {
 	type bin_t;
 	type configfs_t;
 	type init_t;
-	type pstorefs_t;
 	type collectd_t;
 	class sock_file { read write getattr };
 	class unix_stream_socket connectto;
@@ -20,7 +19,6 @@ require {
 allow collectd_t bin_t:file { execute execute_no_trans };
 allow collectd_t configfs_t:dir getattr;
 allow collectd_t init_t:unix_stream_socket connectto;
-allow collectd_t pstorefs_t:dir getattr;
 allow collectd_t self:capability { setuid dac_read_search sys_ptrace setgid dac_override };
 allow collectd_t var_run_t:sock_file { read write getattr };
 allow collectd_t shell_exec_t:file execute;
diff --git a/roles/collectd/base/files/selinux/fi-pstorefs.mod b/roles/collectd/base/files/selinux/fi-pstorefs.mod
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9b2399ea0e
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diff --git a/roles/collectd/base/files/selinux/fi-pstorefs.pp b/roles/collectd/base/files/selinux/fi-pstorefs.pp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9eb001a1b5
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diff --git a/roles/collectd/base/files/selinux/fi-pstorefs.te b/roles/collectd/base/files/selinux/fi-pstorefs.te
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1cd02945f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/collectd/base/files/selinux/fi-pstorefs.te
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+
+module fi-pstorefs 1.0;
+
+require {
+	type pstorefs_t;
+	type collectd_t;
+	class dir getattr;
+}
+
+#============= collectd_t ==============
+allow collectd_t pstorefs_t:dir getattr;
diff --git a/roles/collectd/base/tasks/main.yml b/roles/collectd/base/tasks/main.yml
index ea6f70a963..4b864ed116 100644
--- a/roles/collectd/base/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/collectd/base/tasks/main.yml
@@ -57,13 +57,13 @@
   when: collectd_apache is defined
 
 
-# Three tasks for handling our custom selinux module
+# Three tasks for handling our (two) custom selinux modules.
 - name: ensure a directory exists for our custom selinux module
   file: dest=/usr/share/collectd state=directory
   tags:
   - collectd
 
-- name: copy over our custom selinux module
+- name: copy over our general collectd selinux module
   copy: src=selinux/fi-collectd.pp dest=/usr/share/collectd/fi-collectd.pp
   register: selinux_module
   tags:
@@ -76,12 +76,33 @@
   - collectd
   ignore_errors: True
 
-- name: install our custom selinux module
+- name: install our general collectd selinux module
   command: semodule -i /usr/share/collectd/fi-collectd.pp
   when: selinux_module|changed or selinux_grep|failed
   tags:
   - collectd
 
+- name: copy over our pstorefs/collectd selinux module (rhel6 has no pstorefs)
+  copy: src=selinux/fi-pstorefs.pp dest=/usr/share/collectd/fi-pstorefs.pp
+  when: ansible_distribution_major_version != '6'
+  register: selinux_module
+  tags:
+  - collectd
+
+- name: check to see if its even installed yet
+  shell: semodule -l | grep fi-pstorefs
+  when: ansible_distribution_major_version != '6'
+  register: selinux_grep
+  tags:
+  - collectd
+  ignore_errors: True
+
+- name: install our pstorefs/collectd selinux module
+  command: semodule -i /usr/share/collectd/fi-pstorefs.pp
+  when: ansible_distribution_major_version != '6' selinux_module|changed or selinux_grep|failed
+  tags:
+  - collectd
+
 
   
 # each of the below should move to a separate task list