diff --git a/nfs-client/tasks/main.yml b/nfs-client/tasks/main.yml
index ede80f245c6b5e2843d5ce2cfcc09b2efc309ca4..b11c6c3a013910af6e68e0a51e9e5284edbd0ee6 100644
--- a/nfs-client/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/nfs-client/tasks/main.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     - config
 
 - name: ensure we use the idmapper
-  copy: content="N" dest=/sys/module/nfs/parameters/nfs4_disable_idmapping
+  shell: echo "N" > /sys/module/nfs/parameters/nfs4_disable_idmapping
   notify:
     - restart nfs-common
     - restart autofs