diff --git a/roles/ceph-common/tasks/checks/check_mandatory_vars.yml b/roles/ceph-common/tasks/checks/check_mandatory_vars.yml
index 42c7a9c43..114f22ef2 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-common/tasks/checks/check_mandatory_vars.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-common/tasks/checks/check_mandatory_vars.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,6 @@
     - ceph_rhcs
     - not ceph_rhcs_cdn_install
     - not ceph_rhcs_iso_install
-    - ceph_origin == "upstream"
+    - ceph_origin != 'distro'
   tags:
     - package-install