diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/openqa_lab_workers b/inventory/group_vars/openqa_lab_workers
index 96b5fcf053..7bd810b100 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/openqa_lab_workers
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/openqa_lab_workers
@@ -27,3 +27,5 @@ openqa_workers: 4
 primary_auth_source: ipa
 # all worker hosts should be encrypted as of 2024-10 redeployment
 openqa_nbde: true
+zabbix_macros:
+  NET.IF.IFNAME.NOT_MATCHES: "^tap.*"
diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/openqa_workers b/inventory/group_vars/openqa_workers
index 17ed1e2af6..94c3b1143b 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/openqa_workers
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/openqa_workers
@@ -24,3 +24,5 @@ openqa_workers: 4
 primary_auth_source: ipa
 # all worker hosts should be encrypted as of 2024-10 redeployment
 openqa_nbde: true
+zabbix_macros:
+  NET.IF.IFNAME.NOT_MATCHES: "^tap.*"