diff --git a/roles/koji_builder/tasks/main.yml b/roles/koji_builder/tasks/main.yml
index 90efdcacee..921daa8cc7 100644
--- a/roles/koji_builder/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/koji_builder/tasks/main.yml
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@
   with_items:
   - python2-osbs-client.noarch
   - python3-osbs-client.noarch
-  when: "ansible_architecture == 'x86_64' and not ansible_inventory_hostname.startswith('bkernel')"
+  when: "ansible_architecture == 'x86_64' and not inventory_hostname.startswith('bkernel')"
   tags:
   - koji_builder
 
diff --git a/roles/koji_builder/templates/kojid.conf b/roles/koji_builder/templates/kojid.conf
index 859680fc1e..3c28a3372e 100644
--- a/roles/koji_builder/templates/kojid.conf
+++ b/roles/koji_builder/templates/kojid.conf
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ plugins = runroot
 
 {% else %}
 
-{% if ansible_architecture == 'x86_64' and not ansible_inventory_hostname.startswith('bkernel') %}
+{% if ansible_architecture == 'x86_64' and not inventory_hostname.startswith('bkernel') %}
 plugins = builder_containerbuild
 {% else %}
 plugins =