diff --git a/contrib/inventory/openstack.py b/contrib/inventory/openstack.py
index 6679a2cc3bb..b7beb95a7d3 100755
--- a/contrib/inventory/openstack.py
+++ b/contrib/inventory/openstack.py
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ def get_host_groups(inventory, refresh=False):
 def append_hostvars(hostvars, groups, key, server, namegroup=False):
     hostvars[key] = dict(
         ansible_ssh_host=server['interface_ip'],
+        ansible_host=server['interface_ip'],
         openstack=server)
     for group in get_groups_from_server(server, namegroup=namegroup):
         groups[group].append(key)