diff --git a/vars/redhat-7.yml b/vars/redhat.yml
similarity index 90%
rename from vars/redhat-7.yml
rename to vars/redhat.yml
index be48b48e..feffefdb 100644
--- a/vars/redhat-7.yml
+++ b/vars/redhat.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ octavia_service_distro_packages:
   - openstack-octavia-health-manager
   - openstack-octavia-housekeeping
   - openstack-octavia-worker
-  - systemd-python
+  - "{{ ansible_distribution_major_version is version('8', '<') | ternary('systemd-python', 'python3-systemd') }}"
 
 octavia_distro_openstack_clients_packages:
   - python-shade