diff --git a/cinder/volume/drivers/huawei/rest_client.py b/cinder/volume/drivers/huawei/rest_client.py
index 0a6b631abf1..31003b2dec9 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/drivers/huawei/rest_client.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/drivers/huawei/rest_client.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import json
 import re
 import six
 import socket
+import ssl
 import time
 
 from oslo_log import log as logging
@@ -72,6 +73,14 @@ class RestClient(object):
         opener = urllib.request.build_opener(handler)
         urllib.request.install_opener(opener)
         res_json = None
+        try:
+            create_unverified_https_context = ssl._create_unverified_context
+        except AttributeError:
+            # Legacy Python that doesn't verify HTTPS certificates by default
+            pass
+        else:
+            # Handle target environment that doesn't support HTTPS verification
+            ssl._create_default_https_context = create_unverified_https_context
 
         try:
             socket.setdefaulttimeout(calltimeout)
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/globally-disble-verification-6354b916c0c47918.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/globally-disble-verification-6354b916c0c47918.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8a44bf290f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/globally-disble-verification-6354b916c0c47918.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+fixes:
+   SSL certificate validation is now disabled for the Huawei driver.
\ No newline at end of file