diff --git a/roles/base/tasks/main.yml b/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
index 831c8c6a70..ea18c3972b 100644
--- a/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@
 
 - name: install our custom selinux module
   command: semodule -i /usr/local/share/rsyslog/rsyslog-audit.pp
-  when: selinux_module is changed
+  when: selinux_module is changed and ansible_distribution_major_version|int < 31
   tags:
   - rsyslogd
   - config