diff --git a/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/osd/topology.go b/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/osd/topology.go
index 81f7735cf..548dd272b 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/osd/topology.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/osd/topology.go
@@ -93,6 +93,11 @@ func extractTopologyFromLabels(labels map[string]string) (map[string]string, str
 		topologyAffinity = formatTopologyAffinity(corev1.LabelZoneFailureDomainStable, zone)
 	}
 
+	// ignore the region k8s topology label when it has the same value as the k8s zone label
+	if topology[regionLabel] == topology[zoneLabel] {
+		delete(topology, regionLabel)
+	}
+
 	// get host
 	host, ok := labels[corev1.LabelHostname]
 	if ok {
diff --git a/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/osd/topology_test.go b/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/osd/topology_test.go
index 30b73db9c..e0327d501 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/osd/topology_test.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/osd/topology_test.go
@@ -134,4 +134,14 @@ func TestTopologyLabels(t *testing.T) {
 	topology, affinity = extractTopologyFromLabels(nodeLabels)
 	assert.Equal(t, 0, len(topology))
 	assert.Equal(t, "", affinity)
+
+	// ignore the region k8s topology label when it has the same value as the k8s zone label
+	nodeLabels = map[string]string{
+		corev1.LabelZoneRegionStable:        "zone",
+		corev1.LabelZoneFailureDomainStable: "zone",
+	}
+	topology, affinity = extractTopologyFromLabels(nodeLabels)
+	assert.Equal(t, 1, len(topology))
+	assert.Equal(t, "zone", topology["zone"])
+	assert.Equal(t, "topology.kubernetes.io/zone=zone", affinity)
 }