diff --git a/etc/kayobe/neutron.yml b/etc/kayobe/neutron.yml
index d93d9f826..39073f028 100644
--- a/etc/kayobe/neutron.yml
+++ b/etc/kayobe/neutron.yml
@@ -39,3 +39,7 @@
 # key_file: not currently supported
 # secret: not currently supported
 #kolla_neutron_ml2_generic_switch_hosts:
+
+###############################################################################
+# Dummy variable to allow Ansible to accept this file.
+workaround_ansible_issue_8743: yes