diff --git a/roles/dnf-automatic/tasks/main.yml b/roles/dnf-automatic/tasks/main.yml
index 37380690fd..e8ccdecec9 100644
--- a/roles/dnf-automatic/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/dnf-automatic/tasks/main.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     command: systemctl enable dnf-automatic-install.timer
     when: ansible_distribution_major_version|int >= 26
     register: dnfautomaticenable
-    changed_when: dnfautomaticenable.stdout is defined
+    changed_when: dnfautomaticenable.rc != 0
     tags:
     - config