diff --git a/tasks/linux.yml b/tasks/linux.yml
index 00b4eed..ba0d014 100644
--- a/tasks/linux.yml
+++ b/tasks/linux.yml
@@ -14,3 +14,4 @@
   service: name=hostname state=restarted
   async: 45
   poll: 0
+  when: ansible_distribution not in [ 'RedHat', 'CentOS' ]