diff --git a/roles/sap_ha_pacemaker_cluster/tasks/main.yml b/roles/sap_ha_pacemaker_cluster/tasks/main.yml
index 71139b5d5..efcb6aed0 100644
--- a/roles/sap_ha_pacemaker_cluster/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/sap_ha_pacemaker_cluster/tasks/main.yml
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
     - name: "SAP HA Install Pacemaker - Check resource defaults"
       ansible.builtin.command:
         cmd: |
-          pcs resource defaults config
+          {{ __sap_ha_pacemaker_cluster_command.resource_defaults_show }}
       register: __sap_ha_pacemaker_cluster_check_resource_defaults
       run_once: true
       changed_when: false
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@
         - __sap_ha_pacemaker_cluster_resource_defaults | length > 0
       ansible.builtin.command:
         cmd: |
-          pcs resource defaults update {{ item.key }}={{ item.value }}
+          {{ __sap_ha_pacemaker_cluster_command.resource_defaults_update }} {{ item.key }}={{ item.value }}
       loop: "{{ __sap_ha_pacemaker_cluster_resource_defaults | dict2items }}"
       loop_control:
         label: "{{ item.key }}={{ item.value }}"
diff --git a/roles/sap_ha_pacemaker_cluster/vars/redhat.yml b/roles/sap_ha_pacemaker_cluster/vars/redhat.yml
index 72ed6ca32..e8bcccc3c 100644
--- a/roles/sap_ha_pacemaker_cluster/vars/redhat.yml
+++ b/roles/sap_ha_pacemaker_cluster/vars/redhat.yml
@@ -17,3 +17,5 @@ __sap_ha_pacemaker_cluster_connector_config_lines:
 __sap_ha_pacemaker_cluster_command:
   resource_stop: "pcs resource disable"
   resource_start: "pcs resource enable"
+  resource_defaults_show: "pcs resource defaults config"
+  resource_defaults_update: "pcs resource defaults update"
diff --git a/roles/sap_ha_pacemaker_cluster/vars/suse.yml b/roles/sap_ha_pacemaker_cluster/vars/suse.yml
index 6b54f8c59..33314e950 100644
--- a/roles/sap_ha_pacemaker_cluster/vars/suse.yml
+++ b/roles/sap_ha_pacemaker_cluster/vars/suse.yml
@@ -11,3 +11,5 @@ __sap_ha_pacemaker_cluster_connector_config_lines:
 __sap_ha_pacemaker_cluster_command:
   resource_stop: "crm resource stop"
   resource_start: "crm resource start"
+  resource_defaults_show: "crm configure show type:rsc_defaults"
+  resource_defaults_update: "crm configure rsc_defaults"