diff --git a/playbooks/roles/lxc_hosts/defaults/main.yml b/playbooks/roles/lxc_hosts/defaults/main.yml
index b9b432be5b..5899c8997f 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/lxc_hosts/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/lxc_hosts/defaults/main.yml
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ lxc_apt_packages:
   - lxc-templates
   - python-dev
   - python3-lxc
-  - irqbalance
 
 # Prebuilt images to deploy onto hosts for use in containers.
 # lxc_container_caches:
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/openstack_hosts/defaults/main.yml b/playbooks/roles/openstack_hosts/defaults/main.yml
index b1a52e5144..a1098b4727 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/openstack_hosts/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/openstack_hosts/defaults/main.yml
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ openstack_host_apt_packages:
   - dstat
   - htop
   - iptables
+  - irqbalance
   - libkmod-dev
   - libkmod2
   - lvm2