diff --git a/roles/ceph-common/tasks/misc/system_tuning.yml b/roles/ceph-common/tasks/misc/system_tuning.yml
index cef219ec0..4ea82868b 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-common/tasks/misc/system_tuning.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-common/tasks/misc/system_tuning.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,6 @@
     name: "{{ item.name }}"
     value: "{{ item.value }}"
     state: present
-    sysctl_file: /etc/sysctl.conf
+    sysctl_file: /etc/sysctl.d/ceph-tuning.conf
     ignoreerrors: yes
   with_items: "{{ os_tuning_params }}"