diff --git a/roles/kubernetes-apps/meta/main.yml b/roles/kubernetes-apps/meta/main.yml
index aefc8d2a4..0ae4cec9d 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes-apps/meta/main.yml
+++ b/roles/kubernetes-apps/meta/main.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 ---
 dependencies:
+  - role: kubernetes-apps/utils
+
   - role: kubernetes-apps/ansible
     when:
       - inventory_hostname == groups['kube_control_plane'][0]
diff --git a/roles/kubernetes-apps/defaults/main.yml b/roles/kubernetes-apps/utils/defaults/main.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from roles/kubernetes-apps/defaults/main.yml
rename to roles/kubernetes-apps/utils/defaults/main.yml
diff --git a/roles/kubernetes-apps/vars/main.yml b/roles/kubernetes-apps/utils/vars/main.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from roles/kubernetes-apps/vars/main.yml
rename to roles/kubernetes-apps/utils/vars/main.yml