diff --git a/roles/mongodb/tasks/install.yml b/roles/mongodb/tasks/install.yml
index c65597cbb..143a10838 100644
--- a/roles/mongodb/tasks/install.yml
+++ b/roles/mongodb/tasks/install.yml
@@ -72,12 +72,12 @@
     args:
       warn: false
 
-  - name: Use mongodb-org's Debian buster repo for Debian 10 (only amd64 support available)
+  - name: Use mongodb-org's Debian buster repo for Debian (only amd64 support available)
     apt_repository:
       repo: deb http://repo.mongodb.org/apt/debian buster/mongodb-org/4.4 main
       state: present
       filename: mongodb-org
-    when: is_debian_10 and (ansible_architecture == "x86_64")
+    when: is_debian and (ansible_architecture == "x86_64")
 
   # Debian 10 aarch64 might work below but is blocked in main.yml
   - name: Use mongodb-org's Ubuntu bionic repo for RaspOS-aarch64