diff --git a/roles/gluster/server/tasks/main.yml b/roles/gluster/server/tasks/main.yml
index ffbe8489ff..07858ad8db 100644
--- a/roles/gluster/server/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/gluster/server/tasks/main.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   - restart glusterd
 
 - name: make the datapath
-  file: dest={{ datadir }}/{{ name }} owner={{ owner }} group={{ group }} state=directory
+  file: dest={{ datadir }}/{{ name }} state=directory
   notify:
   - restart glusterd