diff --git a/pkg/distro/packagesets/fedora/package_sets.yaml b/pkg/distro/packagesets/fedora/package_sets.yaml
index 1a90315238..994f805ae0 100644
--- a/pkg/distro/packagesets/fedora/package_sets.yaml
+++ b/pkg/distro/packagesets/fedora/package_sets.yaml
@@ -838,6 +838,10 @@ minimal_raw: &minimal
           - "dnf5"
           - "policycoreutils"
           - "selinux-policy-targeted"
+    version_greater_or_equal:
+      "43":
+        exclude:
+          - "firewalld"
 
 minimal_raw_zst:
   <<: *minimal