diff --git a/ansible/site.yml b/ansible/site.yml
index bb3bb82c0bf86c1015265de66326ced64a5abacb..a48977cccbce49380c6fe0ebc467f8e704c1731d 100644
--- a/ansible/site.yml
+++ b/ansible/site.yml
@@ -330,6 +330,7 @@
         when: enable_opendaylight | bool }
 
 - name: Apply role openvswitch
+  gather_facts: false
   hosts:
     - openvswitch
   roles:
@@ -338,6 +339,7 @@
         when: "(enable_openvswitch | bool) and not (enable_ovs_dpdk | bool)"}
 
 - name: Apply role ovs-dpdk
+  gather_facts: false
   hosts:
     - openvswitch
   roles: