Ensure the ansible facts are available

tasks/set_common_vars.yml

@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
 ---
+- name: Ensure ansible_facts used by role
+  setup:
+    gather_subset: min
+  when: not ansible_facts.keys() | list |
+    intersect(__sshd_required_facts) == __sshd_required_facts
+
 - name: Include common vars
   include_vars: vars/common.yml

tasks/sshd.yml

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 ---
+- name: Set common variables and ensure basic facts are gathered
+  include_tasks: set_common_vars.yml
 
-- include_tasks: set_common_vars.yml
+- name: Set platform/version specific variables
+  include_tasks: variables.yml
 
-- include_tasks: variables.yml
+- name: Execute the actual role tasks
-
+  include_tasks: install.yml
-- include_tasks: install.yml

vars/main.yml

@@ -9,3 +9,8 @@ __sshd_hostkey_mode: "0600"
 __sshd_compat_match_all: Match all
 # The hostkeys not supported in FIPS mode, if applicable
 __sshd_hostkeys_nofips: []
+
+__sshd_required_facts:
+  - distribution
+  - distribution_major_version
+  - os_family