diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/manifests/server.pp b/modules/openstack_project/manifests/server.pp
index 6301cd803d..3e2213d9ef 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/manifests/server.pp
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/manifests/server.pp
@@ -344,9 +344,7 @@ class openstack_project::server (
   if ($::lsbdistcodename == 'xenial' and $::architecture == 'aarch64') {
     # Make sure we install the HWE kernel for arm64; it's 4.13 v 4.3
     # and works much better on linaro cloud
-    package { 'linux-generic-hwe-16.04':
-      ensure => present,
-    }
+    ensure_packages(['linux-generic-hwe-16.04'])
   }
 
 }