diff --git a/roles/chrony/tasks/main.yml b/roles/chrony/tasks/main.yml
index 2e5609f32f..fc2ac73fd6 100644
--- a/roles/chrony/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/chrony/tasks/main.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   - chrony
   - service
   - base
-  when: ansible_distribution_major_version|int != 8
+  when: ansible_distribution_major_version|int < 31 and ansible_distribution_major_version|int != 8
 
 - name: Start and enable chrony
   service: name=chronyd state=started enabled=yes