diff --git a/roles/kubespray-defaults/tasks/main.yml b/roles/kubespray-defaults/tasks/main.yml
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+---
+- name: Warn for usage of deprecated role
+  fail:
+    msg: kubespray-defaults is deprecated, switch to kubespray_defaults
+  ignore_errors: true # noqa ignore-errors
+  run_once: true
+
+- name: Compat for direct role import
+  import_role:
+    name: kubespray_defaults