diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/buildvm_s390x b/inventory/group_vars/buildvm_s390x
index 3fb8c78533..372cc773ec 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/buildvm_s390x
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/buildvm_s390x
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ koji_hub_nfs: "fedora_koji"
 koji_server_url: "https://koji.fedoraproject.org/kojihub"
 koji_weburl: "https://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji"
 koji_topurl: "https://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org/"
+ansible_python_interpreter: "/usr/bin/python3"
 
 csi_security_category: High
 csi_primary_contact: Fedora Admins - admin@fedoraproject.org