diff --git a/ganglia/templates/gmond.j2 b/ganglia/templates/gmond.j2
index e972175d..c581cfb9 100644
--- a/ganglia/templates/gmond.j2
+++ b/ganglia/templates/gmond.j2
@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@ udp_send_channel {
 udp_recv_channel { 
   mcast_join = {{ ganglia_gmond_mcast_addr }}
   port = {{ ganglia_gmond_cluster_port }}
+  {% if '{{ ansible_distribution }}' == 'Ubuntu' %}
   buffer = {{ ganglia_udp_recv_buffer }}
+  {% endif %}
 } 
 
 {% else %}