diff --git a/roles/k3s_server/tasks/main.yml b/roles/k3s_server/tasks/main.yml
index fa74ccd..f783ce8 100644
--- a/roles/k3s_server/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/k3s_server/tasks/main.yml
@@ -145,12 +145,14 @@
     src: /usr/local/bin/k3s
     dest: /usr/local/bin/kubectl
     state: link
+  when: k3s_create_kubectl_symlink | default(true) | bool
 
 - name: Create crictl symlink
   file:
     src: /usr/local/bin/k3s
     dest: /usr/local/bin/crictl
     state: link
+  when: k3s_create_crictl_symlink | default(true) | bool
 
 - name: Get contents of manifests folder
   find: