diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/network_hosts.yml b/inventory/group_vars/network_hosts.yml
index 298bd21a7e..922597a9ee 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/network_hosts.yml
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/network_hosts.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 openstack_host_specific_kernel_modules:
   - name: "ebtables"
     pattern: "CONFIG_BRIDGE_NF_EBTABLES"
+    condition: "{{ ansible_facts['kernel'] is version('6.12', '<') }}"