diff --git a/tasks/funkwhale.yml b/tasks/funkwhale.yml
index 7ccdeaae61ffac248d15c97d137232bd602c8fa7..01d9f44232afa9b2a72134f6d4993e86696450d2 100644
--- a/tasks/funkwhale.yml
+++ b/tasks/funkwhale.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
     path: "{{ item }}"
     owner: "{{ funkwhale_username }}"
     state: directory
-    recurse: true
   with_items:
     - "{{ funkwhale_install_path }}"
     - "{{ funkwhale_media_path }}"