diff --git a/roles/distgit/tasks/main.yml b/roles/distgit/tasks/main.yml
index e01e84bd63..f260dca56c 100644
--- a/roles/distgit/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/distgit/tasks/main.yml
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@
   - distgit
   - selinux
 
-- name: create the distgit root directory (/srv/git/rpms)
-  file: dest=/srv/git/rpms state=directory mode=2775 group=packager
+- name: create the distgit root directory (/srv/git/repositories)
+  file: dest=/srv/git/repositories state=directory mode=2775 group=packager
 
 - name: install the distgit scripts
   copy: src={{item}} dest=/usr/local/bin/{{item}} owner=root group=root mode=0755
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
     name="check-update-hooks" cron_file="ansible-check-update-hooks"
     minute=0 hour=0 weekday=3
     user=nobody
-    job="MAILTO=root PATH=/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin git check-perms --check=update-hook /srv/git/rpms}}"
+    job="MAILTO=root PATH=/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin git check-perms --check=update-hook /srv/git/repositories}}"
 
 # -- Gitolite --------------------------------------------
 # This is the permission management for package maintainers, using Gitolite.
@@ -123,9 +123,9 @@
 - name: create /etc/gitolite/gitolite.rc
   copy: src=gitolite.rc dest=/etc/gitolite/gitolite.rc owner=root group=root mode=0755
 
-- name: Create the repositories symlink
-  command: ln -s /srv/git/rpms/ /srv/git/repositories
-           creates=/srv/git/repositories
+- name: Create the rpms symlink (should not be needed, might still be used by some old scripts)
+  command: ln -s /srv/git/repositories / /srv/git/rpms
+           creates=/srv/git/rpms
   tags:
   - config
   - distgit