diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/tasks/0070-system-packages.yml b/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/tasks/0070-system-packages.yml
index 7085ffb0c..47affa10c 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/tasks/0070-system-packages.yml
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/tasks/0070-system-packages.yml
@@ -82,5 +82,6 @@
   until: pkgs_task_result is succeeded
   retries: "{{ pkg_install_retries }}"
   delay: "{{ retry_stagger | random + 3 }}"
+  when: not (ansible_os_family in ["Flatcar", "Flatcar Container Linux by Kinvolk"] or is_fedora_coreos)
   tags:
     - bootstrap-os