diff --git a/data/supported-extensions b/data/supported-extensions
index 96cb068..00bca06 100644
--- a/data/supported-extensions
+++ b/data/supported-extensions
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ pgsql 5.6 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4
 protobuf 5.6 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4
 pspell 5.6 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4
 pthreads 5.6 7.0
+rdkafka 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4
 recode 5.6 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3
 redis 5.6 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4
 shmop 5.6 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4
diff --git a/install-php-extensions b/install-php-extensions
index 50206dd..f2af355 100755
--- a/install-php-extensions
+++ b/install-php-extensions
@@ -902,9 +902,20 @@ installPECLModule () {
 			fi
 			;;
 		rdkafka)
-			if test ! -z "$(apt-cache show librdkafka++1 | grep -E '^Version: 0.9')"; then
-				installPECLModule_actual="$2-3.1.3"
-			fi
+			case "$(getDistro)" in
+				alpine)
+					# lowest version on alpine is 0.9
+					if test ! -z "$(apk search librdkafka | grep -E '^librdkafka-0.9')"; then
+						installPECLModule_actual="$2-3.1.3"
+					fi
+					;;
+				debian)
+					# lowest version on debian is 0.8 (jessie), 0.9 (stretch)
+					if test ! -z "$(apt-cache show librdkafka++1 | grep -E -e '^Version: 0.9' -e '^Version: 0.8')"; then
+						installPECLModule_actual="$2-3.1.3"
+					fi
+					;;
+			esac
 			;;
 		redis)
 			if test $1 -le 506; then