diff --git a/roles/base/tasks/main.yml b/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
index 51d1d6288d..f65e12a2ef 100644
--- a/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
@@ -366,6 +366,7 @@
   when:
   - baseiptables|bool
   - nftables
+  - ansible_distribution_major_version|int > 8
 
 - name: Enable journald persistence
   ansible.builtin.file: path=/var/log/journal state=directory