diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 31c8db81..ff9cb42a 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,16 @@
     __php_packages: "{{ __php_packages + [__php_json_package_debian] }}"
   when: __php_json_package_debian is defined and __php_json_package_debian not in __php_packages
 
+- name: Define the name of the OPcache extension package on Debian for PHP <8.5.
+  set_fact:
+    __php_opcache_package_debian: "{{ 'php' + php_default_version_debian + '-opcache' }}"
+  when: ansible_facts.os_family == 'Debian' and php_default_version_debian is version('8.5', '<')
+
+- name: Add the OPcache extension on Debian for PHP <8.5.
+  set_fact:
+    __php_packages: "{{ __php_packages + [__php_opcache_package_debian] }}"
+  when: __php_opcache_package_debian is defined and __php_opcache_package_debian not in __php_packages
+
 - name: Define php_packages.
   set_fact:
     php_packages: "{{ __php_packages | list }}"
diff --git a/templates/opcache.ini.j2 b/templates/opcache.ini.j2
index 61464539..a12d4b4b 100644
--- a/templates/opcache.ini.j2
+++ b/templates/opcache.ini.j2
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
+{% if ansible_facts.os_family == 'Debian' and php_default_version_debian is version('8.5', '<') %}
 zend_extension={{ php_opcache_zend_extension }}
+{% endif %}
 opcache.enable={{ php_opcache_enable }}
 opcache.enable_cli={{ php_opcache_enable_cli }}
 opcache.memory_consumption={{ php_opcache_memory_consumption }}
diff --git a/vars/Debian.yml b/vars/Debian.yml
index 91b27153..8f9eb0fa 100644
--- a/vars/Debian.yml
+++ b/vars/Debian.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ __php_packages:
   - php{{ php_default_version_debian }}-gd
   - php{{ php_default_version_debian }}-curl
   - php{{ php_default_version_debian }}-imap
-  - php{{ php_default_version_debian }}-opcache
   - php{{ php_default_version_debian }}-xml
   - php{{ php_default_version_debian }}-mbstring
   - php{{ php_default_version_debian }}-apcu