diff --git a/playbooks/groups/releng-compose.yml b/playbooks/groups/releng-compose.yml
index 8a545d2479..0570aa6e71 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/releng-compose.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/releng-compose.yml
@@ -124,10 +124,9 @@
 
   - name: install ansible for container automated rebuilds
     package:
-      name: "{{item}}"
-    with_items:
-      - ansible
-      - python2-dockerfile-parse
+      name:
+        - ansible
+        - python2-dockerfile-parse
     when: ansible_architecture != "ppc64"
     tags:
     - containerrebuild