diff --git a/manifests/rabbitmq.pp b/manifests/rabbitmq.pp
index 8b59e6f69..1649465c2 100644
--- a/manifests/rabbitmq.pp
+++ b/manifests/rabbitmq.pp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ class openstack_integration::rabbitmq {
       'RABBITMQ_NODENAME' => "rabbit@${openstack_integration::config::hostname}",
     },
     repos_ensure          => false,
+    enable_centos_release => false,
     manage_python         => false,
     # the interface parameter is ignored if ssl_only is true
     interface             => $openstack_integration::config::host,