diff --git a/tasks/yum_cron.yml b/tasks/yum_cron.yml
index 5f25cef..fbb16b9 100644
--- a/tasks/yum_cron.yml
+++ b/tasks/yum_cron.yml
@@ -22,10 +22,12 @@
   become_user: root
 
 - block:
-    - name: Remove default cronjobs for yum-cron
-      file:
-        path: "{{ item }}"
-        state: absent
+    - name: Disable default cronjobs for yum-cron
+      copy:
+        content: |
+          # Ansible managed.
+          # File was moved to '/etc/cron.d/x-yum'
+        dest: "{{ item }}"
       loop:
         - /etc/cron.daily/0yum-daily.cron
         - /etc/cron.hourly/0yum-hourly.cron