diff --git a/manifests/package.pp b/manifests/package.pp
index 6352646c..15be38b3 100644
--- a/manifests/package.pp
+++ b/manifests/package.pp
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
       }
     }
     default: {
-      ensure_packages($package)
+      ensure_packages( [$package] )
     }
   }
 }