diff --git a/tasks/prelim.yml b/tasks/prelim.yml
index d7b304e3..dc64a1ca 100644
--- a/tasks/prelim.yml
+++ b/tasks/prelim.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,19 @@
   tags:
       - rule_1.1.1.2
       - always
+  when:
+      - ubtu22cis_rule_1_1_1_2
+
+- name: "PRELIM | Register if squashfs is built into the kernel"
+  ansible.builtin.shell: more /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/modules.builtin | grep  -c "squashfs"
+  changed_when: false
+  failed_when: squashfs_builtin.rc not in [ 0, 1 ]
+  register: squashfs_builtin
+  tags:
+      - rule_1.1.1.2
+      - always
+  when:
+      - ubtu22cis_rule_1_1_1_2
 
 - name: "PRELIM | Section 1.1 | Create list of mount points"
   ansible.builtin.set_fact:
diff --git a/tasks/section_1/cis_1.1.1.x.yml b/tasks/section_1/cis_1.1.1.x.yml
index bbe06bfd..806b2800 100644
--- a/tasks/section_1/cis_1.1.1.x.yml
+++ b/tasks/section_1/cis_1.1.1.x.yml
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@
         when: ansible_connection != 'docker'
   when:
       - ubtu22cis_rule_1_1_1_2
-      - snap_pkg_mgr.stdout | length == 0
+      - snap_pkg_mgr.stdout == "0"
+      - squashfs_builtin.stdout == "0"
   tags:
       - level2-server
       - level2-workstation