diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index ef1cef5..843850c 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@
 # tasks file for RHEL9-CIS
 - name: Check OS version and family
   fail:
-      msg: "This role can only be run against RHEL 8. {{ ansible_distribution }} {{ ansible_distribution_major_version }} is not supported."
+      msg: "This role can only be run against RHEL 8 or 9. {{ ansible_distribution }} {{ ansible_distribution_major_version }} is not supported."
   when:
   - ansible_os_family == 'RedHat'
-  - ansible_distribution_major_version is version_compare('9', '!=')
+  - ansible_distribution_major_version == 8 or
+    ansible_distribution_major_version == 9
   tags:
   - always