diff --git a/vars/debian.yml b/vars/debian.yml
index 182d93ca..74dd8ed3 100644
--- a/vars/debian.yml
+++ b/vars/debian.yml
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ _lxc_cache_distro_libpython:
   bookworm: libpython3.11
   noble: libpython3.12
 
+_lxc_cache_need_systemd_resolved: "{{ ansible_facts['distribution'] == 'Debian' or
+                                     (ansible_facts['distribution'] == 'Ubuntu' and
+                                      ansible_facts['distribution_major_version'] is ansible.builtin.version('24', 'ge')) }}"
+
 # This list should contain a minimum set of packages. Add extra packages via roles that require them.
 _lxc_cache_distro_packages:
   - ca-certificates
@@ -56,6 +60,6 @@ _lxc_cache_distro_packages:
   - sudo
   - systemd
   - systemd-sysv
-  - "{{ (ansible_facts['distribution'] == 'Debian') | ternary('systemd-resolved', '') }}"
+  - "{{ _lxc_cache_need_systemd_resolved | ternary('systemd-resolved', '') }}"
   - udev
   - tzdata