diff --git a/pkg/daemon/update.go b/pkg/daemon/update.go
index 05112aebef..fe6cad0cb4 100644
--- a/pkg/daemon/update.go
+++ b/pkg/daemon/update.go
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ func (dn *Daemon) updateOS(config *mcfgv1.MachineConfig) error {
 
 // RHEL 7.6 logger (util-linux) doesn't have the --journald flag
 func (dn *Daemon) isLoggingToJournalSupported() bool {
-	if dn.OperatingSystem == machineConfigDaemonOSRHEL {
+	if dn.OperatingSystem == machineConfigDaemonOSRHCOS {
 		return true
 	}
 	loggerOutput, err := exec.Command("logger", "--help").CombinedOutput()