diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/node/tasks/main.yml b/roles/kubernetes/node/tasks/main.yml
index ea990a3fb..53b8a7150 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/node/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/node/tasks/main.yml
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
   loop: "{{ conntrack_modules }}"
   when:
     - kube_proxy_mode == 'ipvs'
-    - "(modprobe_conntrack_module|default({'rc': 1})).rc != 0"  # loop until first success
+    - modprobe_conntrack_module is not defined or modprobe_conntrack_module is ansible.builtin.failed  # loop until first success
   tags:
     - kube-proxy