diff --git a/tripleo_ansible/playbooks/cephadm.yml b/tripleo_ansible/playbooks/cephadm.yml
index a5a805598..d421f7a86 100644
--- a/tripleo_ansible/playbooks/cephadm.yml
+++ b/tripleo_ansible/playbooks/cephadm.yml
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@
           include_role:
             name: tripleo_cephadm
             tasks_from: nfs
+          when:
+            - groups['ceph_nfs'] | default([]) | length > 0
       when:
         - cephfs_data_pool is defined
         - cephfs_metadata_pool is defined