diff --git a/playbooks/roles/base/unbound/tasks/main.yaml b/playbooks/roles/base/unbound/tasks/main.yaml
index 9c76f95a13..56d636c56e 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/base/unbound/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/base/unbound/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -5,17 +5,17 @@
       files: "{{ distro_lookup_path }}"
   loop: "{{ query('first_found', params, errors='ignore') }}"
 
-- name: Install unbound
-  package:
-    state: present
-    name: unbound
-
 - name: Install dns-root-data on Noble
   package:
     state: present
     name: dns-root-data
   when: ansible_distribution == "Ubuntu" and ansible_distribution_major_version|int >= 24
 
+- name: Install unbound
+  package:
+    state: present
+    name: unbound
+
 - name: Write dhclient config files
   include_tasks: dhclient.yaml
   loop: