diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/arm-releng b/inventory/group_vars/arm-releng
index 7e4a0ef47f..189114962c 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/arm-releng
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/arm-releng
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 ---
 fas_client_groups: sysadmin-releng
 freezes: false
+libdir: /usr/lib
diff --git a/playbooks/groups/arm-releng.yml b/playbooks/groups/arm-releng.yml
index 33c9fe998b..a34e26a0fb 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/arm-releng.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/arm-releng.yml
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@
   tags:
    - arm-releng
 
-  vars:
-   libdir: /usr/lib
-
   vars_files:
    - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/global.yml
    - ${private}/vars.yml