diff --git a/tools/policy/ironic-policy-generator.conf b/tools/policy/ironic-policy-generator.conf
index fda8ed608a..443731df3c 100644
--- a/tools/policy/ironic-policy-generator.conf
+++ b/tools/policy/ironic-policy-generator.conf
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 [DEFAULT]
-output_file = etc/ironic/policy.json.sample
+output_file = etc/ironic/policy.yaml.sample
 namespace = ironic.api