diff --git a/roles/base/tasks/main.yml b/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
index 2706c7e3e7..7aa9fc5e4a 100644
--- a/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
@@ -97,9 +97,7 @@
   when: ansible_distribution_major_version|int < 22
 
 - name: global default packages to install (dnf)
-  dnf: state=present name={{ item }}
-  with_items:
-   - "{{ global_pkgs_inst }}"
+  dnf: state=present name="{{ global_pkgs_inst }}"
   tags:
   - packages
   - base