diff --git a/linux/utils/get_guest_ovt_version_build.yml b/linux/utils/get_guest_ovt_version_build.yml
index 9e99d5f0c..8fc0821da 100644
--- a/linux/utils/get_guest_ovt_version_build.yml
+++ b/linux/utils/get_guest_ovt_version_build.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     # Neither ovt_verify_pkg_install or ovt_verify_src_install was executed in current testing
     - name: "Get open-vm-tools install type on {{ guest_os_ansible_distribution }}"
       when:
-        - guest_os_ansible_distribution != 'Flatcar'
+        - guest_os_ansible_distribution not in ['Flatcar', 'RHCOS']
         - ovt_install_type is undefined
       block:
         - name: "Get open-vm-tools package info"
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     - name: "Set fact of open-vm-tools install type to 'package' for Flatcar"
       ansible.builtin.set_fact:
         vmtools_install_type: "package"
-      when: guest_os_ansible_distribution == 'Flatcar'
+      when: guest_os_ansible_distribution in ['Flatcar', 'RHCOS']
 
     # Either ovt_verify_pkg_install or ovt_verify_src_install was executed in current testing
     - name: "Set fact of open-vm-tools install type to '{{ ovt_install_type }}' for {{ guest_os_ansible_distribution }}"