diff --git a/playbooks/roles/master-nameserver/templates/named.conf.j2 b/playbooks/roles/master-nameserver/templates/named.conf.j2
index 66ebea2ac7..85c3af6e2d 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/master-nameserver/templates/named.conf.j2
+++ b/playbooks/roles/master-nameserver/templates/named.conf.j2
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ options  {
 
   recursion yes;
   allow-query { any; };
+  {% if ansible_distribution_version is version('18.04', '<=') %}
   dnssec-enable yes;
+  {% endif %}
   dnssec-validation yes;
 
   empty-zones-enable yes;