diff --git a/localization/tasks/timesyncd.yml b/localization/tasks/timesyncd.yml
index 384edb9aff755851b8f11fd09ded9d30099b047f..5f12b7cb46bf88ed7e9348648b62c16a523d8370 100644
--- a/localization/tasks/timesyncd.yml
+++ b/localization/tasks/timesyncd.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,14 @@
   tags:
     - timesyncd
 
+- name: ensure we have timesyncd installed
+  apt:
+    name: systemd-timesyncd
+    state: present
+  when: ansible_distribution_major_version|int(default=99) >= 11
+  tags:
+    - timesyncd
+
 - name: ensure timesyncd is configured
   template:
     src: timesyncd.conf.j2