diff --git a/defaults/main.yaml b/defaults/main.yaml
index a6dad87..0af0995 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-podman_version: "{{ '1.6.4' if ansible_distribution_major_version == '7' else '3.3.1' if ansible_distribution_major_version == '8' }}"
+podman_version: "{{ '1.6.4' if ansible_facts['distribution_major_version'] == '7' else '3.3.1' if ansible_facts['distribution_major_version'] == '8' }}"