diff --git a/tasks/locale.yml b/tasks/locale.yml
index f1b5760..b5ca258 100644
--- a/tasks/locale.yml
+++ b/tasks/locale.yml
@@ -19,10 +19,7 @@
       register: localectl_executable
 
     - name: Set the default locale
-      command: localectl set-locale "{{ item }}"
-      with_items:
-        - 'LANG={{ default_locale_lang }}'
-        - 'LC_MESSAGES={{ default_deb_locale_messages }}'
+      command: localectl set-locale 'LANG={{ default_locale_lang }}' 'LC_MESSAGES={{ default_deb_locale_messages }}'
       when:
         - localectl_executable.stat.exists | bool
         - ansible_distribution_file_variety == "Debian"