diff --git a/roles/ensure-dstat-graph/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/ensure-dstat-graph/tasks/main.yaml
index ccaa01084..b13133c14 100644
--- a/roles/ensure-dstat-graph/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/ensure-dstat-graph/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@
     repo: https://opendev.org/opendev/dstat_graph
     dest: "{{ dstat_graph_download_path }}"
     version: master
+    recursive: false