diff --git a/docker/kafka/Dockerfile.j2 b/docker/kafka/Dockerfile.j2
index 7e825ad086..4a809aaadd 100644
--- a/docker/kafka/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/docker/kafka/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -8,10 +8,9 @@ LABEL maintainer="{{ maintainer }}" name="{{ image_name }}" build-date="{{ build
 {{ macros.configure_user(name='kafka', homedir='/kafka') }}
 
 {% if base_distro in ['centos', 'oraclelinux', 'rhel'] %}
-
-RUN echo '{{ install_type }} not yet available for {{ base_distro }}' \
-    && /bin/false
-
+    {% set kafka_packages = [
+        'java-1.8.0-openjdk',
+    ] %}
 {% elif base_distro in ['debian', 'ubuntu'] %}
     {% set kafka_packages = [
         'default-jre',
diff --git a/kolla/image/build.py b/kolla/image/build.py
index 29d71452e4..e1ecc33900 100755
--- a/kolla/image/build.py
+++ b/kolla/image/build.py
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ SKIPPED_IMAGES = {
         "blazar-base",
         "dragonflow-base",
         "freezer-base",
-        "kafka",
         "karbor-base",
         "kuryr-base",
         "monasca-base",
@@ -96,7 +95,6 @@ SKIPPED_IMAGES = {
         "zun-base",
     ],
     'centos+source': [
-        "kafka",
         "ovsdpdk",
         # TODO(jeffrey4l): remove tripleo-ui when following bug is fixed
         # https://bugs.launchpad.net/tripleo/+bug/1744215
@@ -170,7 +168,6 @@ SKIPPED_IMAGES = {
         "blazar-base",
         "dragonflow-base",
         "freezer-base",
-        "kafka",
         "karbor-base",
         "kuryr-base",
         "monasca-base",
@@ -185,7 +182,6 @@ SKIPPED_IMAGES = {
     ],
     'oraclelinux+source': [
         "bifrost-base",
-        "kafka",
         "ovsdpdk",
         # TODO(jeffrey4l): remove tripleo-ui when following bug is fixed
         # https://bugs.launchpad.net/tripleo/+bug/1744215