diff --git a/etc/kayobe/ceph.yml b/etc/kayobe/ceph.yml
index 50ceedc5b..b54faf3de 100644
--- a/etc/kayobe/ceph.yml
+++ b/etc/kayobe/ceph.yml
@@ -5,3 +5,7 @@
 # Ansible host pattern matching hosts on which Ceph storage services
 # are deployed. The default is to use hosts in the 'storage' group.
 #ceph_hosts:
+
+###############################################################################
+# Dummy variable to allow Ansible to accept this file.
+workaround_ansible_issue_8743: yes