diff --git a/salt/modules/yumpkg.py b/salt/modules/yumpkg.py
index 064a6aaa45..1495033153 100644
--- a/salt/modules/yumpkg.py
+++ b/salt/modules/yumpkg.py
@@ -181,12 +181,16 @@ def _check_versionlock():
     Ensure that the appropriate versionlock plugin is present
     '''
     if _yum() == 'dnf':
-        if six.PY3:
-            vl_plugin = 'python3-dnf-plugins-extras-versionlock'
-        elif int(__grains__.get('osmajorrelease')) < 26:
-            vl_plugin = 'python-dnf-plugins-extras-versionlock'
+        elif int(__grains__.get('osmajorrelease')) >= 26:
+            if six.PY3:
+                vl_plugin = 'python3-dnf-plugin-versionlock'
+            else:
+                vl_plugin = 'python2-dnf-plugin-versionlock'
         else:
-            vl_plugin = 'python2-dnf-plugins-extras-versionlock'
+            if six.PY3:
+                vl_plugin = 'python3-dnf-plugins-extras-versionlock'
+            else:
+                vl_plugin = 'python-dnf-plugins-extras-versionlock'
     else:
         vl_plugin = 'yum-versionlock' \
             if __grains__.get('osmajorrelease') == '5' \