diff --git a/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml b/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml
index b646465cc..4791a6300 100644
--- a/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ docker_options: >-
   {% if docker_registry_mirrors is defined %}
   {{ docker_registry_mirrors | map('regex_replace', '^(.*)$', '--registry-mirror=\1' ) | list | join(' ') }}
   {%- endif %}
-  {%- if docker_version is version('17.05', '<') %}
+  {%- if docker_version is defined and docker_version is version('17.05', '<') %}
   --graph={{ docker_daemon_graph }} {{ docker_log_opts }}
   {%- else %}
   --data-root={{ docker_daemon_graph }} {{ docker_log_opts }}