diff --git a/roles/packer/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/packer/tasks/main.yaml
index d935919fe..e3bfc01f7 100644
--- a/roles/packer/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/packer/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -36,3 +36,4 @@
       file:
         state: absent
         path: "{{ packer_variable_tempfile.path }}"
+      when: packer_variables is defined