diff --git a/defaults/main/sysctl.yml b/defaults/main/sysctl.yml
index 751f977a..1e4e19a4 100644
--- a/defaults/main/sysctl.yml
+++ b/defaults/main/sysctl.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 ---
+manage_sysctl: true
+
 sysctl_dev_tty_ldisc_autoload: 0
 
 ipv4_sysctl_settings:
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 584cdc6e..36287e2c 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
   ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
     file: sysctl.yml
   when:
+    - manage_sysctl
     - ansible_virtualization_type not in ["container", "docker", "podman"]
 
 - name: Disable kernel modules