diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 19ca7343..272f5d6d 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -426,8 +426,8 @@ neutron_fwaasv2_service_provider: FIREWALL_V2:fwaas_db:neutron_fwaas.services.fi
 
 # See VPNaaS documentation for driver/service provider selection
 # in case you want to override it.
-neutron_driver_vpnaas: neutron_vpnaas.services.vpn.device_drivers.strongswan_ipsec.StrongSwanDriver
-neutron_vpnaas_service_provider: VPN:strongswan:neutron_vpnaas.services.vpn.service_drivers.ipsec.IPsecVPNDriver:default
+neutron_driver_vpnaas: "{{ _neutron_driver_vpnaas }}"
+neutron_vpnaas_service_provider: "{{ _neutron_vpnaas_service_provider }}"
 
 # neutron_management_ip is used to configure the location (IP) of the
 # neutron-server
diff --git a/vars/debian.yml b/vars/debian.yml
index c9c9a6f5..082dbdf2 100644
--- a/vars/debian.yml
+++ b/vars/debian.yml
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ neutron_lxb_distro_packages:
 neutron_vpnaas_distro_packages:
   - strongswan
 
+_neutron_driver_vpnaas: neutron_vpnaas.services.vpn.device_drivers.strongswan_ipsec.StrongSwanDriver
+_neutron_vpnaas_service_provider: VPN:strongswan:neutron_vpnaas.services.vpn.service_drivers.ipsec.IPsecVPNDriver:default
+
 neutron_metadata_agent_distro_packages:
   - haproxy
 
diff --git a/vars/redhat.yml b/vars/redhat.yml
index 9759ce82..1005f5cc 100644
--- a/vars/redhat.yml
+++ b/vars/redhat.yml
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ neutron_lxb_distro_packages:
 neutron_vpnaas_distro_packages:
   - openswan
 
+_neutron_driver_vpnaas: neutron_vpnaas.services.vpn.device_drivers.libreswan_ipsec.LibreSwanDriver
+_neutron_vpnaas_service_provider: VPN:openswan:neutron_vpnaas.services.vpn.service_drivers.ipsec.IPsecVPNDriver:default
+
 neutron_metadata_agent_distro_packages:
   - haproxy
 
diff --git a/vars/suse.yml b/vars/suse.yml
index 26497f4b..872d20d0 100644
--- a/vars/suse.yml
+++ b/vars/suse.yml
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ neutron_lxb_distro_packages:
 neutron_vpnaas_distro_packages:
   - openswan
 
+_neutron_driver_vpnaas: neutron_vpnaas.services.vpn.device_drivers.libreswan_ipsec.LibreSwanDriver
+_neutron_vpnaas_service_provider: VPN:openswan:neutron_vpnaas.services.vpn.service_drivers.ipsec.IPsecVPNDriver:default
+
 neutron_metadata_agent_distro_packages:
   - haproxy