diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/tasks/0060-resolvconf.yml b/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/tasks/0060-resolvconf.yml
index 6ff9cf64f..2d485dab7 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/tasks/0060-resolvconf.yml
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/tasks/0060-resolvconf.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     regexp: '^{{ item[1] }}[^#]*(?=# Ansible entries BEGIN)'
     backup: "{{ not resolvconf_stat.stat.islnk }}"
   with_nested:
-    - "{{ [resolvconffile, base | default(''), head | default('')] | difference(['']) }}"
+    - "{{ [resolvconffile, base | default(''), head | default('')] | select | list }}"
     - [ 'search\s', 'nameserver\s', 'domain\s', 'options\s' ]
   notify: Preinstall | propagate resolvconf to k8s components
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     replace: '\1'
     backup: "{{ not resolvconf_stat.stat.islnk }}"
   with_nested:
-    - "{{ [resolvconffile, base | default(''), head | default('')] | difference(['']) }}"
+    - "{{ [resolvconffile, base | default(''), head | default('')] | select | list }}"
     - [ 'search\s', 'nameserver\s', 'domain\s', 'options\s' ]
   notify: Preinstall | propagate resolvconf to k8s components