diff --git a/tasks/build/configure-k3s-cluster.yml b/tasks/build/configure-k3s-cluster.yml
index 6b581c5..ad08b20 100644
--- a/tasks/build/configure-k3s-cluster.yml
+++ b/tasks/build/configure-k3s-cluster.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
   retries: "{{ play_hosts | length }}"
   delay: 2
   when: k3s_control_node and not k3s_primary_control_node
+  become: "{{ k3s_become_for_systemd | ternary(true, false, k3s_become_for_all) }}"
 
 - name: Wait for control plane to be ready to accept connections
   wait_for: