diff --git a/localization/tasks/ntpd.yml b/localization/tasks/ntpd.yml
index c7ca28cdecbf95aa421655760001440ccb69c514..53bfe87a4bfbcdf2caf519aa04f4a4f8c87a402c 100644
--- a/localization/tasks/ntpd.yml
+++ b/localization/tasks/ntpd.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,15 @@
     name: systemd-timesyncd
     state: stopped
     enabled: false
+  when: ansible_distribution_major_version|int(default=99) < 11
+  tags:
+    - ntpd
+
+- name: ensure there is no timesyncd running
+  apt:
+    name: systemd-timesyncd
+    state: absent
+  when: ansible_distribution_major_version|int(default=99) > 10
   tags:
     - ntpd