diff --git a/roles/base/tasks/main.yml b/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
index de603feb9a..b620cc2fdb 100644
--- a/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
   - policycoreutils-python
   tags:
   - selinux
+  when: ansible_distribution_major_version|int != 8
 
 - name: ensure packages required for semanage are installed (dnf)
   dnf: name=['policycoreutils-python-utils'] state=present