diff --git a/roles/ceph-osd/tasks/check_mandatory_vars.yml b/roles/ceph-osd/tasks/check_mandatory_vars.yml
index 516542c0a..384738d8d 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-osd/tasks/check_mandatory_vars.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-osd/tasks/check_mandatory_vars.yml
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
     - osd_group_name is defined
     - osd_group_name in group_names
     - not osd_auto_discovery
+    - not osd_scenario == "lvm"
     - devices|length == 0
 
 - name: check if osd_scenario lvm is supported by the selected ceph version