diff --git a/solr/templates/solr.xml.j2 b/solr/templates/solr.xml.j2
index 73d00829..dbcb9e55 100644
--- a/solr/templates/solr.xml.j2
+++ b/solr/templates/solr.xml.j2
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     <str name="hostContext">${hostContext:solr}</str>
     <int name="zkClientTimeout">{{ solr_zk_timeout }}</int>
     <bool name="genericCoreNodeNames">${genericCoreNodeNames:true}</bool>
-    {% if solr_cloud_mode %}
+    {% if solr_zk_external_cluster %}
     <str name="zkHost">{{ solr_zk_hosts }}</str>
     {% endif %}
     {% endif %}