diff --git a/roles/fedmsg/base/tasks/main.yml b/roles/fedmsg/base/tasks/main.yml
index 9d22f3b41c..e20d2cae68 100644
--- a/roles/fedmsg/base/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/fedmsg/base/tasks/main.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     owner=fedmsg
     group=fedmsg
     state=directory
-  when: ansible_distribution_major_version != '7'
+  when: ansible_distribution_major_version == '6'
   tags:
   - fedmsg/base