diff --git a/ansible/roles/ironic/templates/ironic-dnsmasq.conf.j2 b/ansible/roles/ironic/templates/ironic-dnsmasq.conf.j2
index cc97dfaaa0..95e5242c0a 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/ironic/templates/ironic-dnsmasq.conf.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/ironic/templates/ironic-dnsmasq.conf.j2
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 port=0
-interface={{ api_interface }}
+interface={{ ironic_dnsmasq_interface }}
 dhcp-range={{ ironic_dnsmasq_dhcp_range }}
 {% if ironic_dnsmasq_default_gateway is not none %}
 dhcp-option=3,{{ ironic_dnsmasq_default_gateway }}