diff --git a/deployment/ipa/ipaservices-baremetal-ansible.yaml b/deployment/ipa/ipaservices-baremetal-ansible.yaml
index c159fa0e6a..bfad3d5eea 100644
--- a/deployment/ipa/ipaservices-baremetal-ansible.yaml
+++ b/deployment/ipa/ipaservices-baremetal-ansible.yaml
@@ -141,6 +141,12 @@ outputs:
               stat:
                 path: /etc/ipa/default.conf
               register: ipa_conf_exists
+            - name: install openssl-perl
+              package:
+                name: openssl-perl
+                state: present
+              when:
+                - ipaclient_install_packages|bool
             - block:
                 - name: register as an ipa client
                   import_role: