diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 0a0d235ed17d0d78a4a3cb5a53294c1dd89f906a..c264541df9c1b72698a7fbe659a32466427b873f 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ nsd_server_block: |
     rrl-whitelist-ratelimit: 2000
 
 nsd_remote_control_block: |
-    control-enable: yes
+    control-enable: {{ "yes" if ansible_os_family == 'OpenBSD' else "no" }}
 
 nsd_patterns: []
 nsd_keys: []