diff --git a/conans/client/tools/oss.py b/conans/client/tools/oss.py
index 6d979f7936a..599e8da449d 100644
--- a/conans/client/tools/oss.py
+++ b/conans/client/tools/oss.py
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ def with_apt(self):
     def with_yum(self):
         return self.is_linux and self.linux_distro in ("pidora", "fedora", "scientific", "centos",
                                                        "redhat", "rhel", "xenserver", "amazon",
-                                                       "oracle", "amzn")
+                                                       "oracle", "amzn", "almalinux")
 
     @property
     def with_dnf(self):