diff --git a/manifests/common.pp b/manifests/common.pp
index 4c4faf3..3b1b0bb 100644
--- a/manifests/common.pp
+++ b/manifests/common.pp
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ class puppet::common (
     default   => $ensure,
   }
 
-  package { 'facter': ensure => $pkg_ens }
+  package { 'facter': ensure => '1.7.5-1puppetlabs1' }
 
   package { 'libaugeas-ruby': }
   $ens_dir = $ensure ? {