diff --git a/playbooks/ansible.cfg b/playbooks/ansible.cfg
index 50c93114a9..4f9dcaca48 100644
--- a/playbooks/ansible.cfg
+++ b/playbooks/ansible.cfg
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ fact_caching = jsonfile
 fact_caching_connection = /etc/openstack_deploy/ansible_facts
 fact_caching_timeout = 86400
 
-hostfile = inventory
+inventory = inventory
 host_key_checking = False
 
 # Set color options