diff --git a/roles/distgit/tasks/main.yml b/roles/distgit/tasks/main.yml
index 98d8ceec32..d2f0c0c758 100644
--- a/roles/distgit/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/distgit/tasks/main.yml
@@ -256,6 +256,14 @@
   - config
   - selinux
 
+# Not sure why, but fixes https://fedorahosted.org/fedora-infrastructure/ticket/4825
+- name: set the selinux boolean git_system_enable_homedirs
+  seboolean: name=git_system_enable_homedirs persistent=yes state=yes
+  tags:
+  - distgit
+  - config
+  - selinux
+
 - name: check the selinux context of the Lookaside Cache root directory
   command: matchpathcon /srv/cache
   register: lcachecontext