diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/all b/inventory/group_vars/all
index feff99fec2..7d14a9f6d6 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/all
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/all
@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@ sudo: false
 # This should be set for cloud instances in their host or group vars.
 root_auth_users: ''
 
+# default resolvconf to nothing. 
+resolvconf: ''
+
 # This vars get shoved into /etc/system_identification by the base role.
 # Groups and individual hosts should override them with specific info.
 # See http://infrastructure.fedoraproject.org/csi/security-policy/