diff --git a/molecule/default/verify.yml b/molecule/default/verify.yml
index 74f3739..759a13e 100644
--- a/molecule/default/verify.yml
+++ b/molecule/default/verify.yml
@@ -142,6 +142,12 @@
 
     - name: Check if backup is working (mariadb-backup)
       ansible.builtin.shell: |
+        # segfault before 3.22 on Alpine Linux, Ansible facts comparison are not
+        # powerful enough so "when" is not used here
+        source /etc/os-release
+        if [ "$ID" == "alpine" ] && [ "${VERSION_ID:2:2}" -lt "22" ]; then
+          exit 0
+        fi
         mkdir /tmp/backup
         if command -v mariadb-backup >/dev/null; then
           MARIADB_BACKUP="mariadb-backup"
@@ -151,4 +157,3 @@
         $MARIADB_BACKUP --backup \
          --target-dir=/tmp/backup \
          --user=root
-      when: ansible_os_family != "Alpine"