diff --git a/roles/base/tasks/main.yml b/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
index d1e747de1c..74c5e6d4d6 100644
--- a/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
@@ -366,7 +366,8 @@
   when:
   - baseiptables|bool
   - nftables
-  - ansible_distribution_major_version|int > 8
+  # The service isn't in Fedora or el10
+  - ansible_distribution_major_version|int == 9
 
 - name: Enable journald persistence
   ansible.builtin.file: path=/var/log/journal state=directory