diff --git a/roles/fedmsg/base/tasks/main.yml b/roles/fedmsg/base/tasks/main.yml
index 3c9a9a17c3..5fff49b3db 100644
--- a/roles/fedmsg/base/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/fedmsg/base/tasks/main.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
   tags:
   - packages
   - fedmsg/base
-  when: ansible_distribution_major_version|int < 31
+  when: ansible_distribution_major_version|int < 31 and ansible_distribution == 'Fedora'
 
 - name: install needed packages
   dnf: