diff --git a/roles/ceph-common/tasks/main.yml b/roles/ceph-common/tasks/main.yml
index bf99f4fe5..e43b62a85 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-common/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-common/tasks/main.yml
@@ -238,8 +238,8 @@
     group: "{{ rbd_client_directory_group }}"
     mode: "{{ rbd_client_directory_mode }}"
   with_items:
-    - rbd_client_admin_socket_path
-    - rbd_client_log_path
+    - "{{ rbd_client_admin_socket_path }}"
+    - "{{ rbd_client_log_path }}"
   when: rbd_client_directories
 
 - name: configure cluster name