diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 45e83a7c..a2b35762 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ openstack_host_specific_kernel_modules: []
 ## Our default overrides will be combined with your overrides.
 
 # Overridable package list is composed of the old override
-# named user_package_list and the standard defaults _package_list
-openstack_hosts_package_list: "{{ _package_list + (user_package_list | default([])) }}"
+# named user_package_list and the standard defaults _openstack_hosts_package_list
+openstack_hosts_package_list: "{{ _openstack_hosts_package_list + (user_package_list | default([])) }}"
 
 # Overridable package repo is composed of the old override
 # named user_external_repo_lists and the standard defaults _package_repos
diff --git a/vars/debian.yml b/vars/debian.yml
index 02e09a19..2a95b9a6 100644
--- a/vars/debian.yml
+++ b/vars/debian.yml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ _package_repos_keys:
     url: "http://osbpo.debian.net/osbpo/dists/pubkey.gpg"
     state: present
 
-_package_list:
+_openstack_hosts_package_list:
   - name: ca-certificates
     state: latest
 
diff --git a/vars/redhat-9.yml b/vars/redhat-9.yml
index e6f9d6fd..b3974be1 100644
--- a/vars/redhat-9.yml
+++ b/vars/redhat-9.yml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ _package_repos_keys:
     key: /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-CentOS-SIG-Virtualization-RDO
     keyfile: "gpg/61E8806C"
 
-_package_list:
+_openstack_hosts_package_list:
   - name: dnf-plugins-core
     state: present
   - name: epel-release
diff --git a/vars/ubuntu-22.04.yml b/vars/ubuntu-22.04.yml
index df0a40b7..eec767f5 100644
--- a/vars/ubuntu-22.04.yml
+++ b/vars/ubuntu-22.04.yml
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ _package_repos_keys: []
 #   url:
 #   state:
 
-_package_list:
+_openstack_hosts_package_list:
   - name: ubuntu-cloud-keyring
     state: "{{ openstack_hosts_package_state }}"
   - name: ca-certificates