diff --git a/roles/base/meta/main.yml b/roles/base/meta/main.yml
index 13652b5fb8..9b95f6ce71 100644
--- a/roles/base/meta/main.yml
+++ b/roles/base/meta/main.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 dependencies:
     - { role: linux-system-roles.network, when: "'no_linux_system_roles' not in group_names", tags: ['linux-system-roles.network'] }
-    - { role: basessh }
+    - { role: basessh, tags: ['basessh'] }
     - { role: chrony }
     - { role: dnf-automatic }