diff --git a/group_vars/all.yml.sample b/group_vars/all.yml.sample
index 43fdddf5c..7d6b0a879 100644
--- a/group_vars/all.yml.sample
+++ b/group_vars/all.yml.sample
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ dummy:
 # OS TUNING #
 #############
 
-#disable_transparent_hugepage: true
+#disable_transparent_hugepage: "{{ false if osd_objectstore == 'bluestore' else true }}"
 #os_tuning_params:
 #  - { name: fs.file-max, value: 26234859 }
 #  - { name: vm.zone_reclaim_mode, value: 0 }
diff --git a/group_vars/rhcs.yml.sample b/group_vars/rhcs.yml.sample
index 86aa44839..055ad00f2 100644
--- a/group_vars/rhcs.yml.sample
+++ b/group_vars/rhcs.yml.sample
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ ceph_rhcs_version: 3
 # OS TUNING #
 #############
 
-#disable_transparent_hugepage: true
+#disable_transparent_hugepage: "{{ false if osd_objectstore == 'bluestore' else true }}"
 #os_tuning_params:
 #  - { name: fs.file-max, value: 26234859 }
 #  - { name: vm.zone_reclaim_mode, value: 0 }
diff --git a/roles/ceph-defaults/defaults/main.yml b/roles/ceph-defaults/defaults/main.yml
index 6f117c9bd..8fd965582 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-defaults/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-defaults/defaults/main.yml
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ ceph_conf_overrides: {}
 # OS TUNING #
 #############
 
-disable_transparent_hugepage: true
+disable_transparent_hugepage: "{{ false if osd_objectstore == 'bluestore' else true }}"
 os_tuning_params:
   - { name: fs.file-max, value: 26234859 }
   - { name: vm.zone_reclaim_mode, value: 0 }