diff --git a/roles/base/tasks/main.yml b/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
index b620cc2fdb..3eede32fac 100644
--- a/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
   tags:
   - packages
   - base
-  when: ansible_distribution_major_version|int < 22
+  when: ansible_distribution_major_version|int < 22 and ansible_distribution_major_version|int != 8
 
 - name: global default packages to install (dnf)
   dnf: state=present name="{{ global_pkgs_inst }}"