diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index e354767..83e1bdb 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 php_fpm_log_dir: /var/log/phpfpm
+php_fpm_create_log_dir: true
 php_fpm_pool_dir: "/etc/php/{{ php_version.stdout }}/fpm/pool.d"
 php_fpm_pool_config_file: "{{ php_fpm_pool_dir }}/%i.cfg"
 
diff --git a/tasks/php.yml b/tasks/php.yml
index 83eeb5d..3b705b3 100644
--- a/tasks/php.yml
+++ b/tasks/php.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     path: "{{ php_fpm_log_dir }}"
     state: directory
     mode: "0755"
+  when: php_fpm_create_log_dir
 
 - name: "PHP | Copy template for PHP-FPM systemd service and socket"
   ansible.builtin.template: