diff --git a/ansible/roles/ceph/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/ceph/defaults/main.yml
index af39ac0a31..a4b9ab47b4 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/ceph/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/ceph/defaults/main.yml
@@ -30,3 +30,8 @@ swift_internal_endpoint: "{{ internal_protocol }}://{{ kolla_internal_fqdn }}:{{
 swift_public_endpoint: "{{ public_protocol }}://{{ kolla_external_fqdn }}:{{ rgw_port }}/swift/v1"
 
 openstack_swift_auth: "{'auth_url':'{{ openstack_auth.auth_url }}','username':'{{ openstack_auth.username }}','password':'{{ openstack_auth.password }}','project_name':'{{ openstack_auth.project_name }}','domain_name':'default'}"
+
+####################
+# Kolla
+####################
+kolla_ceph_use_udev: True
diff --git a/ansible/roles/ceph/tasks/bootstrap_osds.yml b/ansible/roles/ceph/tasks/bootstrap_osds.yml
index e5d0ab8b08..1ede1aafe6 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/ceph/tasks/bootstrap_osds.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/ceph/tasks/bootstrap_osds.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 - name: Looking up disks to bootstrap for Ceph OSDs
   command: docker exec -t kolla_toolbox sudo -E /usr/bin/ansible localhost
     -m find_disks
-    -a "partition_name='KOLLA_CEPH_OSD_BOOTSTRAP' match_mode='prefix'"
+    -a "partition_name='KOLLA_CEPH_OSD_BOOTSTRAP' match_mode='prefix' use_udev={{ kolla_ceph_use_udev }}"
   register: osd_lookup
   changed_when: "{{ osd_lookup.stdout.find('localhost | SUCCESS => ') != -1 and (osd_lookup.stdout.split('localhost | SUCCESS => ')[1]|from_json).changed }}"
   failed_when: osd_lookup.stdout.split()[2] != 'SUCCESS'
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 - name: Looking up disks to bootstrap for Ceph Cache OSDs
   command: docker exec -t kolla_toolbox sudo -E /usr/bin/ansible localhost
     -m find_disks
-    -a "partition_name='KOLLA_CEPH_OSD_CACHE_BOOTSTRAP' match_mode='prefix'"
+    -a "partition_name='KOLLA_CEPH_OSD_CACHE_BOOTSTRAP' match_mode='prefix' use_udev={{ kolla_ceph_use_udev }}"
   register: osd_cache_lookup
   changed_when: "{{ osd_cache_lookup.stdout.find('localhost | SUCCESS => ') != -1 and (osd_cache_lookup.stdout.split('localhost | SUCCESS => ')[1]|from_json).changed }}"
   failed_when: osd_cache_lookup.stdout.split()[2] != 'SUCCESS'
diff --git a/ansible/roles/ceph/tasks/reconfigure.yml b/ansible/roles/ceph/tasks/reconfigure.yml
index d3be75d1c1..167f582fa7 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/ceph/tasks/reconfigure.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/ceph/tasks/reconfigure.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 - name: Looking up OSDs for Ceph
   command: docker exec -t kolla_toolbox sudo -E /usr/bin/ansible localhost
     -m find_disks
-    -a "partition_name='KOLLA_CEPH_DATA' match_mode='prefix'"
+    -a "partition_name='KOLLA_CEPH_DATA' match_mode='prefix' use_udev={{ kolla_ceph_use_udev }}"
   register: osd_lookup
   changed_when: "{{ osd_lookup.stdout.find('localhost | SUCCESS => ') != -1 and (osd_lookup.stdout.split('localhost | SUCCESS => ')[1]|from_json).changed }}"
   failed_when: osd_lookup.stdout.split()[2] != 'SUCCESS'
diff --git a/ansible/roles/ceph/tasks/start_osds.yml b/ansible/roles/ceph/tasks/start_osds.yml
index b5d6429874..643d121b0d 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/ceph/tasks/start_osds.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/ceph/tasks/start_osds.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 - name: Looking up OSDs for Ceph
   command: docker exec -t kolla_toolbox sudo -E /usr/bin/ansible localhost
     -m find_disks
-    -a "partition_name='KOLLA_CEPH_DATA' match_mode='prefix'"
+    -a "partition_name='KOLLA_CEPH_DATA' match_mode='prefix' use_udev={{ kolla_ceph_use_udev }}"
   register: osd_lookup
   changed_when: "{{ osd_lookup.stdout.find('localhost | SUCCESS => ') != -1 and (osd_lookup.stdout.split('localhost | SUCCESS => ')[1]|from_json).changed }}"
   failed_when: osd_lookup.stdout.split()[2] != 'SUCCESS'
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/allow-ceph-toggle-udev-2d2b04c08c895820.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/allow-ceph-toggle-udev-2d2b04c08c895820.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..268371abc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/allow-ceph-toggle-udev-2d2b04c08c895820.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+features:
+  - Add a new variable for the Ceph role, 'kolla_ceph_use_udev',
+    which when set to 'False' relies on system tools such as
+    sgdisk/blkid to read the necessary disk info required
+    to bootstrap Ceph disks on older systems. Most operators
+    should not need to change this.