diff --git a/cinder/common/config.py b/cinder/common/config.py
index 12593281ae9..a682dac5fd3 100644
--- a/cinder/common/config.py
+++ b/cinder/common/config.py
@@ -257,4 +257,6 @@ def set_external_library_defaults():
     # setup.cfg.
 
     set_middleware_defaults()
-    policy_opts.set_defaults(CONF, policy_file=DEFAULT_POLICY_FILENAME)
+    policy_opts.set_defaults(CONF, policy_file=DEFAULT_POLICY_FILENAME,
+                             enforce_scope=False,
+                             enforce_new_defaults=False)
diff --git a/cinder/policy.py b/cinder/policy.py
index 185bb9def69..503e1be4231 100644
--- a/cinder/policy.py
+++ b/cinder/policy.py
@@ -32,8 +32,17 @@ from cinder import policies
 
 CONF = cfg.CONF
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+# TODO(gmann): Remove overriding the default value of config options:
+# - 'policy_file' once oslo_policy change their default value to what is
+# overridden here.
+# - 'enforce_scope', and 'enforce_new_defaults' once cinder is ready with the
+# new RBAC (oslo_policy enable them by default)
 DEFAULT_POLICY_FILENAME = 'policy.yaml'
-policy_opts.set_defaults(cfg.CONF, DEFAULT_POLICY_FILENAME)
+policy_opts.set_defaults(
+    cfg.CONF,
+    DEFAULT_POLICY_FILENAME,
+    enforce_scope=False,
+    enforce_new_defaults=False)
 
 _ENFORCER: Optional[policy.Enforcer] = None
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 7ad69029aad..1fafa0b7355 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ oslo.db>=11.0.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.log>=4.6.1 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.messaging>=14.1.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.middleware>=4.1.1 # Apache-2.0
-oslo.policy>=3.8.1 # Apache-2.0
+oslo.policy>=3.11.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.privsep>=2.6.2 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.reports>=2.2.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.rootwrap>=6.2.0 # Apache-2.0