diff --git a/roles/cli/drush/tasks/main.yml b/roles/cli/drush/tasks/main.yml
index e911682a..d80f1a27 100644
--- a/roles/cli/drush/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/cli/drush/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 ---
+- name: Set Drush major version integer.
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    _drush_major_version: "{{ drush.version[0] | int }}"
+
 - name: Check if we already have a global Drush.
   ansible.builtin.stat:
     path: "{{ drush_bin }}"
@@ -34,7 +38,7 @@
     - deploy_operation == 'deploy'
     - not drush.use_vendor
     - not drush_global.stat.exists or not drush_global_version.stdout == drush.version
-    - drush.version[0] | int < 9
+    - _drush_major_version < 9
 
 - name: Download Drush archive.
   ansible.builtin.get_url:
@@ -46,7 +50,7 @@
     - deploy_operation == 'deploy'
     - not drush.use_vendor
     - not drush_global.stat.exists or not drush_global_version.stdout == drush.version
-    - drush.version[0] | int >= 9
+    - _drush_major_version >= 9
 
 - name: "Extract drush.tar.gz into {{ drush_bin | dirname }}"
   ansible.builtin.unarchive:
@@ -57,7 +61,7 @@
     - deploy_operation == 'deploy'
     - not drush.use_vendor
     - not drush_global.stat.exists or not drush_global_version.stdout == drush.version
-    - drush.version[0] | int >= 9
+    - _drush_major_version >= 9
 
 - name: Create .bashrc file if it does not exist
   ansible.builtin.file: