diff --git a/provisioning/roles/drupalvm.www/README.md b/provisioning/roles/drupalvm.www/README.md
index ef1effa04..e1a08d49f 100644
--- a/provisioning/roles/drupalvm.www/README.md
+++ b/provisioning/roles/drupalvm.www/README.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ There are a few defaults defined, but you shouldn't really need to worry about t
 
 ## Dependencies
 
-  - geerlingguy.nginx
+  - geerlingguy.nginx if `drupalvm_webserver` is set to `nginx`.
 
 ## Example Playbook
 
diff --git a/provisioning/roles/drupalvm.www/meta/main.yml b/provisioning/roles/drupalvm.www/meta/main.yml
index bbfccc488..cc51852a0 100644
--- a/provisioning/roles/drupalvm.www/meta/main.yml
+++ b/provisioning/roles/drupalvm.www/meta/main.yml
@@ -28,4 +28,4 @@ galaxy_info:
     - vagrant
 
 dependencies:
-  - geerlingguy.nginx
+  - { role: geerlingguy.nginx, when: drupalvm_webserver == 'nginx' }