diff --git a/vars/redhat-7.yml b/vars/redhat-7.yml
index 0e1a87ab..b559ce5b 100644
--- a/vars/redhat-7.yml
+++ b/vars/redhat-7.yml
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@ tempest_distro_packages:
   - git
   - libxslt              # required by the python module unittest2
   - gcc                  # required to build tempest plugins (TODO) remove this when the repo server can satisfy the tempest plugin requirements
+  - iputils
 
 tempest_service_distro_packages:
   - openstack-tempest
   - python-subunit
   - subunit-filters
-  - iputils
 
 tempest_plugin_distro_packages:
   - "{{ (tempest_service_available_aodh | bool) | ternary('python-telemetry-tests-tempest', '') }}"