diff --git a/manifests/profile/base/kernel.pp b/manifests/profile/base/kernel.pp
index df13a98b2..48caf3725 100644
--- a/manifests/profile/base/kernel.pp
+++ b/manifests/profile/base/kernel.pp
@@ -17,14 +17,32 @@
 #
 # Load and configure Kernel modules.
 #
-class tripleo::profile::base::kernel {
+# === Parameters
+#
+# [*module_list*]
+#   (Optional) List of kernel modules to load.
+#   Defaults to hiera('kernel_modules')
+#
+# [*sysctl_settings*]
+#   (Optional) List of sysctl settings to load.
+#   Defaults to hiera('sysctl_settings')
+#
+class tripleo::profile::base::kernel (
+  $module_list     = hiera('kernel_modules', undef),
+  $sysctl_settings = hiera('sysctl_settings', undef),
+) {
 
-  if hiera('kernel_modules', undef) {
-    create_resources(kmod::load, hiera('kernel_modules'), { })
+  if $module_list {
+    create_resources(kmod::load, $module_list, { })
   }
-  if hiera('sysctl_settings', undef) {
-    create_resources(sysctl::value, hiera('sysctl_settings'), { })
+  if $sysctl_settings {
+    create_resources(sysctl::value, $sysctl_settings, { })
   }
   Exec <| tag == 'kmod::load' |> -> Sysctl <| |>
 
+  # RHEL 7.4+ workaround where this functionality is built into the
+  # kernel instead of being built as a module.
+  # That way, we can support both 7.3 and 7.4 RHEL versions.
+  # https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1387537
+  Exec <| title == 'modprobe nf_conntrack_proto_sctp' |> { returns => [0,1] }
 }
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/nf_conntrack_proto_sctp-a64300a3fc7b4e55.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/nf_conntrack_proto_sctp-a64300a3fc7b4e55.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9aad5ee97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/nf_conntrack_proto_sctp-a64300a3fc7b4e55.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+issues:
+  - |
+    Ignore failures if nf_conntrack_proto_sctp module failed to load.
+    Since RHEL 7.4, nf_conntrack_proto_sctp module is compiled into the
+    kernel instead of as a module as the sctp support.
+    TripleO will still try to load the module to support RHEL 7.3, but
+    in the future will remove the module management and rely on the kernel
+    provided in newer versions of RHEL.
diff --git a/spec/classes/tripleo_profile_base_kernel_spec.rb b/spec/classes/tripleo_profile_base_kernel_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4c2aab245
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/classes/tripleo_profile_base_kernel_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2017 Red Hat, Inc.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+#
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe 'tripleo::profile::base::kernel' do
+
+    shared_examples_for 'tripleo::profile::base::kernel' do
+        context 'with kernel modules' do
+           let :params do
+               {
+                   :module_list => {
+                     'nf_conntrack' => {},
+                   }
+               }
+           end
+
+            it 'should load kernel module' do
+                is_expected.to contain_kmod__load('nf_conntrack')
+            end
+        end
+        context 'with sysctl settings' do
+           let :params do
+               {
+                   :sysctl_settings => {
+                     'net.ipv4.tcp_keepalive_intvl' => { 'value' => '1'},
+                   }
+               }
+           end
+
+            it 'should load kernel module' do
+                is_expected.to contain_sysctl__value('net.ipv4.tcp_keepalive_intvl')
+            end
+        end
+    end
+
+    on_supported_os.each do |os, facts|
+        context "on #{os}" do
+            let(:facts) {
+                facts
+            }
+
+        it_behaves_like 'tripleo::profile::base::kernel'
+        end
+    end
+end