diff --git a/ansible.cfg b/ansible.cfg
index b989d6acb..8b8868cc6 100644
--- a/ansible.cfg
+++ b/ansible.cfg
@@ -4,3 +4,6 @@ action_plugins = plugins/actions
 roles_path = ./roles
 # Be sure the user running Ansible has permissions on the logfile
 log_path = /var/log/ansible.log
+
+[ssh_connection]
+control_path = %(directory)s/%%h-%%r # see: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/11536