diff --git a/opsworks_postgresql/recipes/client_install.rb b/opsworks_postgresql/recipes/client_install.rb
index 23afcc2635..3151816df7 100644
--- a/opsworks_postgresql/recipes/client_install.rb
+++ b/opsworks_postgresql/recipes/client_install.rb
@@ -12,9 +12,12 @@
   # old behavior for backwards compatibility
   package "postgresql-devel" do
     package_name value_for_platform(
-      ["centos","redhat","fedora","amazon"] => {"default" => "postgresql-devel"},
+      ["centos","redhat","fedora","amazon"] => {"default" => "postgresql8-devel"},
       "ubuntu" => {"default" => "libpq-dev"}
     )
+    version value_for_platform(
+      ["centos","redhat","fedora","amazon"] => {"default" => "8.4.20-4.51.amzn1"}
+    )
     action :install
     retries 3
     retry_delay 5