diff --git a/examples/ansible.cfg b/examples/ansible.cfg
index bc892fc5ab9..ac7fdce3287 100644
--- a/examples/ansible.cfg
+++ b/examples/ansible.cfg
@@ -76,6 +76,6 @@ remote_port=22
 # will result in poor performance, so use transport=paramiko on older platforms rather than
 # removing it
 
-ssh_args=-o ControlMaster=auto -o ControlPersist=60s -o ControlPath=/tmp/ansible-ssh-%h-%p-%r
+ssh_args=-o PasswordAuthentication=no -o ControlMaster=auto -o ControlPersist=60s -o ControlPath=/tmp/ansible-ssh-%h-%p-%r