diff --git a/tasks/os-debian.yml b/tasks/os-debian.yml
index 05c0261..890ee29 100644
--- a/tasks/os-debian.yml
+++ b/tasks/os-debian.yml
@@ -181,9 +181,8 @@
 
 - name: generates locales
   community.general.locale_gen:
-    name: "{{item}}"
+    name: "{{locales}}"
     state: present
-  with_items: '{{locales}}'
 - name: default locale
   copy:
     dest: /etc/default/locale