diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index aa2077c2..cf5b3e91 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 # === Parameters
 #
-# [*ensure_package*]
+# [*package_ensure*]
 #   (optional) The state of aodh packages
 #   Defaults to 'present'
 #
@@ -260,8 +260,12 @@
 #   (optional) The RabbitMQ virtual host.
 #   Defaults to $::os_service_default
 #
+# [*ensure_package*]
+#   (optional) The state of aodh packages
+#   Defaults to undef
+#
 class aodh (
-  $ensure_package                     = 'present',
+  $package_ensure                     = 'present',
   $alarm_history_time_to_live         = $::os_service_default,
   $default_transport_url              = $::os_service_default,
   $rpc_response_timeout               = $::os_service_default,
@@ -319,6 +323,7 @@ class aodh (
   $rabbit_port                        = $::os_service_default,
   $rabbit_userid                      = $::os_service_default,
   $rabbit_virtual_host                = $::os_service_default,
+  $ensure_package                     = undef,
 ) inherits aodh::params {
 
   include ::aodh::deps
@@ -336,8 +341,16 @@ aodh::rabbit_port, aodh::rabbit_userid and aodh::rabbit_virtual_host are \
 deprecated. Please use aodh::default_transport_url instead.")
   }
 
+  if $ensure_package {
+    warning("aodh::ensure_package is deprecated and will be removed in \
+the future release. Please use aodh::package_ensure instead.")
+    $package_ensure_real = $ensure_package
+  } else {
+    $package_ensure_real = $package_ensure
+  }
+
   package { 'aodh':
-    ensure => $ensure_package,
+    ensure => $package_ensure_real,
     name   => $::aodh::params::common_package_name,
     tag    => ['openstack', 'aodh-package'],
   }
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/deprecate_ensure_package_parameter-a239528713d6791f.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/deprecate_ensure_package_parameter-a239528713d6791f.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1df3d3b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/deprecate_ensure_package_parameter-a239528713d6791f.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+deprecations:
+  - aodh::ensure_package is now deprecated and will be removed in the
+    future release. Please use aodh::package_ensure instead.
diff --git a/spec/classes/aodh_init_spec.rb b/spec/classes/aodh_init_spec.rb
index 1dd5c195..c68cca76 100644
--- a/spec/classes/aodh_init_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/aodh_init_spec.rb
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ describe 'aodh' do
           :rabbit_heartbeat_timeout_threshold => '60',
           :rabbit_heartbeat_rate              => '10',
           :kombu_compression                  => 'gzip',
-          :ensure_package                     => '2012.1.1-15.el6',
+          :package_ensure                     => '2012.1.1-15.el6',
           :gnocchi_url                        => 'http://127.0.0.1:8041',
           :notification_transport_url         => 'rabbit://rabbit_user:password@localhost:5673',
           :notification_driver                => 'ceilometer.compute.aodh_notifier',