diff --git a/roles/ensure-skopeo/tasks/Debian.yaml b/roles/ensure-skopeo/tasks/Debian.yaml
index 246251ef4..15cf03288 100644
--- a/roles/ensure-skopeo/tasks/Debian.yaml
+++ b/roles/ensure-skopeo/tasks/Debian.yaml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
         repo: https://github.com/containers/skopeo
         dest: '{{ ansible_user_dir }}/skopeo'
         version: '{{ ensure_skopeo_install_from_upstream_version }}'
+        recursive: false
 
     - name: Build skopeo
       command: 'make'
diff --git a/roles/ensure-skopeo/tasks/Ubuntu-22.04.yaml b/roles/ensure-skopeo/tasks/Ubuntu-22.04.yaml
index a95fd24c4..da5e27724 100644
--- a/roles/ensure-skopeo/tasks/Ubuntu-22.04.yaml
+++ b/roles/ensure-skopeo/tasks/Ubuntu-22.04.yaml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
         repo: https://github.com/containers/skopeo
         dest: '{{ ansible_user_dir }}/skopeo'
         version: '{{ ensure_skopeo_install_from_upstream_version }}'
+        recursive: false
 
     - name: Build skopeo
       command: 'make bin/skopeo'
diff --git a/roles/ensure-skopeo/tasks/Ubuntu-24.04.yaml b/roles/ensure-skopeo/tasks/Ubuntu-24.04.yaml
index a95fd24c4..da5e27724 100644
--- a/roles/ensure-skopeo/tasks/Ubuntu-24.04.yaml
+++ b/roles/ensure-skopeo/tasks/Ubuntu-24.04.yaml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
         repo: https://github.com/containers/skopeo
         dest: '{{ ansible_user_dir }}/skopeo'
         version: '{{ ensure_skopeo_install_from_upstream_version }}'
+        recursive: false
 
     - name: Build skopeo
       command: 'make bin/skopeo'