diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/openstack.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/openstack.py
index 9e4824a301..b58cc53428 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/openstack.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/openstack.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ def openstack_full_argument_spec(**kwargs):
         auth=dict(default=None),
         region_name=dict(default=None),
         availability_zone=dict(default=None),
-        verify=dict(default=True),
+        verify=dict(default=True, aliases=['validate_certs']),
         cacert=dict(default=None),
         cert=dict(default=None),
         key=dict(default=None),
diff --git a/lib/ansible/utils/module_docs_fragments/openstack.py b/lib/ansible/utils/module_docs_fragments/openstack.py
index 5643b4e6ac..519ad785b9 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/utils/module_docs_fragments/openstack.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/utils/module_docs_fragments/openstack.py
@@ -65,11 +65,13 @@ options:
       - How long should the socket layer wait before timing out for API calls.
         If this is omitted, nothing will be passed to the requests library.
     required: false
-  verify:
+    default: None
+  validate_certs:
     description:
       - Whether or not SSL API requests should be verified.
     required: false
     default: True
+    aliases: ['verify']
   cacert:
     description:
       - A path to a CA Cert bundle that can be used as part of verifying
diff --git a/v2/ansible/module_utils/openstack.py b/v2/ansible/module_utils/openstack.py
index 9e4824a301..b58cc53428 100644
--- a/v2/ansible/module_utils/openstack.py
+++ b/v2/ansible/module_utils/openstack.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ def openstack_full_argument_spec(**kwargs):
         auth=dict(default=None),
         region_name=dict(default=None),
         availability_zone=dict(default=None),
-        verify=dict(default=True),
+        verify=dict(default=True, aliases=['validate_certs']),
         cacert=dict(default=None),
         cert=dict(default=None),
         key=dict(default=None),