diff --git a/etc/kayobe/yum-cron.yml b/etc/kayobe/yum-cron.yml
index d237eb52d..7ac502eed 100644
--- a/etc/kayobe/yum-cron.yml
+++ b/etc/kayobe/yum-cron.yml
@@ -4,3 +4,7 @@
 #yum_cron_enabled: false
 # Command to use for Yum automatic updates.
 #yum_cron_update_cmd: 'security'
+
+###############################################################################
+# Dummy variable to allow Ansible to accept this file.
+workaround_ansible_issue_8743: yes
diff --git a/etc/kayobe/yum.yml b/etc/kayobe/yum.yml
index 40224969c..5d0af6d47 100644
--- a/etc/kayobe/yum.yml
+++ b/etc/kayobe/yum.yml
@@ -10,3 +10,7 @@
 #yum_epel_mirror_host: 'download.fedoraproject.org'
 # Mirror directory for Yum EPEL repos.
 #yum_epel_mirror_directory: 'pub/epel'
+
+###############################################################################
+# Dummy variable to allow Ansible to accept this file.
+workaround_ansible_issue_8743: yes