diff --git a/roles/base/tasks/main.yml b/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
index 7d5740b548..383ed5cdda 100644
--- a/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
@@ -149,14 +149,14 @@
   when: ansible_distribution_major_version|int < 22
 
 - name: dist pkgs to remove (dnf)
-  dnf: state=absent name=["{{ base_pkgs_erase }}"]
+  dnf: state=absent name={{ base_pkgs_erase }}
   tags:
   - packages
   - base
   when: ansible_distribution_major_version|int > 21 and ansible_cmdline.ostree is not defined
 
 - name: dist pkgs to install (dnf)
-  dnf: state=present name=["{{ base_pkgs_inst }}"]
+  dnf: state=present name={{ base_pkgs_inst }}
   tags:
   - packages
   - base