diff --git a/etc/kayobe/ansible/smartmon-tools.yml b/etc/kayobe/ansible/smartmon-tools.yml
index 351ce0325..c6fa35acc 100644
--- a/etc/kayobe/ansible/smartmon-tools.yml
+++ b/etc/kayobe/ansible/smartmon-tools.yml
@@ -15,10 +15,8 @@
 
     - name: Ensure Python 3, venv, and pip are installed
       ansible.builtin.package:
-        name:
-          - python3
-          - python3-venv
-          - python3-pip
+        name: >
+          {{ ['python3', 'python3-pip'] + (['python3-venv'] if ansible_facts['distribution'] == 'Ubuntu' else []) }}
         state: present
       become: true