diff --git a/roles/common/meta/main.yml b/roles/common/meta/main.yml
index 49e2edc62c92a7fe5361d6cc618e7c498574c152..6ed972cf16df94898842d0005784a319980190af 100644
--- a/roles/common/meta/main.yml
+++ b/roles/common/meta/main.yml
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@ dependencies:
     when: enable_backup
     backup_patterns_filename: common
     backup_patterns:
-      - "/root"
-      - "/home"
       - "/var/log"
       - "/etc/shadow"
       - "/var/mail"
-      - "/var/spool/cron"
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+      - "/var/spool/cron"
+  - role: backup
+    when: enable_backup
+    backup_patterns_filename: common_extra
+    backup_patterns: "{{ extra_backup_patterns }}"