diff --git a/vars/debian.yml b/vars/debian.yml
index 47ece79f..37259af9 100644
--- a/vars/debian.yml
+++ b/vars/debian.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ _lxc_cache_distro_packages:
   - openssh-server
   - procps             # provides sysctl which is a requirement
   - python3
-  - "{{ hostvars[physical_host]['ansible_facts']['distribution_major_version'] is version('10', '>') | ternary('libpython3.9', 'libpython3.7') }}"
+  - libpython3.9
   - rsync              # os_keystone runs serial=1 and uses rsync before the distro packages have been installed on all keystone targets
   - sudo
   - systemd