diff --git a/roles/base/tasks/main.yml b/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
index 057dd84417..b0a109c108 100644
--- a/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
   when: ansible_distribution_major_version|int < 22
 
 - name: dist pkgs to remove (dnf)
-  dnf: state=absent name={{ item }}
+  dnf: state=absent name={{ item }} autoremove=no
   with_items:
    - "{{ base_pkgs_erase }}"
   tags: