diff --git a/roles/koji_builder/templates/builders/site-defaults.cfg b/roles/koji_builder/templates/builders/site-defaults.cfg
index 61b6d7044b..e974a2c4b6 100644
--- a/roles/koji_builder/templates/builders/site-defaults.cfg
+++ b/roles/koji_builder/templates/builders/site-defaults.cfg
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ config_opts['nosync'] = True
 config_opts['nosync_force'] = True
 config_opts['environment']['LANG'] = 'C.UTF-8'
 {% if env == 'staging' %}
-config_opts['dnf_common_opts'] = ['--setopt=module_platform_id=platform:el8']
+if config_opts['chroot_name'].startswith('koji/epel8'):
+   config_opts['dnf_common_opts'] = ['--setopt=module_platform_id=platform:el8']
 #config_opts['use_bootstrap_container'] = True
 #config_opts['dnf_install_command'] = 'install dnf dnf-plugins-core redhat-release'
 ##config_opts['plugin_conf']['tmpfs_enable'] = True