diff --git a/etc/kolla/globals.yml b/etc/kolla/globals.yml
index afe92715c4..92136e7d7f 100644
--- a/etc/kolla/globals.yml
+++ b/etc/kolla/globals.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
 # By default, we do not provide a gather subset.
 #kolla_ansible_setup_gather_subset: "{{ omit }}"
 
+# Dummy variable to allow Ansible to accept this file.
+workaround_ansible_issue_8743: yes
+
 ###############
 # Kolla options
 ###############