diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 6b15964..d3977cb 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ network_provider: "{{ network_provider_current }}"
 
 # wpa_supplicant is required if any ieee802_1x connections are defined
 wpa_supplicant_required: "{{ network_connections |
-      json_query('[*][ieee802_1x]') | flatten | count > 0 }}"
+      selectattr('ieee802_1x', 'defined') | list | count > 0 }}"
 _network_packages_default_802_1x: ["{% if wpa_supplicant_required
       %}wpa_supplicant{% endif %}"]