diff --git a/modules/tools/ansible/packages.el b/modules/tools/ansible/packages.el
index 0601eb054..1d18e47ce 100644
--- a/modules/tools/ansible/packages.el
+++ b/modules/tools/ansible/packages.el
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 ;;; tools/ansible/packages.el
 
 (package! yaml-mode)
-(package! ansible)
+(package! ansible :recipe (:nonrecursive t))
 (package! ansible-doc)
 (package! jinja2-mode)