diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 36e7a882..11ae44e7 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -135,6 +135,9 @@ qpress_package_url: "{{ qpress_arch_url.get( galera_package_arch | lower ) }}"
 qpress_package_sha256: "{{ qpress_arch_sha256.get( galera_package_arch | lower ) }}"
 qpress_package_path: "/opt/{{ qpress_package_url | basename }}"
 
+# This is only applied if the ansible_pkg_mgr is 'apt'
+galera_server_distro_package_pins: [{ package: "*", release: MariaDB, priority: "1001" }]
+
 # Galera Server SSL functionality.
 
 galera_use_ssl: false
diff --git a/vars/ubuntu-14.04.yml b/vars/ubuntu-14.04.yml
index ed734d1f..03670a16 100644
--- a/vars/ubuntu-14.04.yml
+++ b/vars/ubuntu-14.04.yml
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 ## APT Cache Options
 cache_timeout: 600
 
-galera_server_distro_package_pins: [{ package: "*", release: MariaDB, priority: "1001" }]
-
 # Galera GPG Keys
 _galera_gpg_keys:
   - key_name: 'mariadb'
diff --git a/vars/ubuntu-16.04.yml b/vars/ubuntu-16.04.yml
index 392c1ffc..801aec6f 100644
--- a/vars/ubuntu-16.04.yml
+++ b/vars/ubuntu-16.04.yml
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 ## APT Cache Options
 cache_timeout: 600
 
-galera_server_distro_package_pins: [{ package: "*", release: MariaDB, priority: "1001" }]
-
 # Galera GPG Keys
 _galera_gpg_keys:
   - key_name: 'mariadb'