diff --git a/inventory/host_vars/mdapi01.stg.phx2.fedoraproject.org b/inventory/host_vars/mdapi01.stg.phx2.fedoraproject.org
index cedd415d9b..976f57a1d7 100644
--- a/inventory/host_vars/mdapi01.stg.phx2.fedoraproject.org
+++ b/inventory/host_vars/mdapi01.stg.phx2.fedoraproject.org
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ datacenter: phx2
 virt_install_command: virt-install -n {{ inventory_hostname }} -r {{ mem_size }}
                  --disk bus=virtio,path={{ volgroup }}/{{ inventory_hostname }}
                  --vcpus={{ num_cpus }}  -l {{ ks_repo }} -x
-                 'ksdevice=eth0 ks={{ ks_url }} console=tty0 console=ttyS0
+                 'net.ifnames=0 ksdevice=eth0 ks={{ ks_url }} console=tty0 console=ttyS0
                   hostname={{ inventory_hostname }} nameserver={{ dns }}
                   ip={{ eth0_ip }}::{{ gw }}:{{ nm }}:{{ inventory_hostname }}:eth0:none'
                  --network bridge=br0,model=virtio