diff --git a/inventory/host_vars/openqa-aarch64-01.qa.fedoraproject.org b/inventory/host_vars/openqa-aarch64-01.qa.fedoraproject.org
index 532a0c59a3..71ba1c6ee0 100644
--- a/inventory/host_vars/openqa-aarch64-01.qa.fedoraproject.org
+++ b/inventory/host_vars/openqa-aarch64-01.qa.fedoraproject.org
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ sudoers: "{{ private }}/files/sudo/qavirt-sudoers"
 # else alone. We use a variable definition here so the firewall config
 # (in the openqa_tap_workers group_vars) can reuse it.
 openqa_tap_iface: eth1
-ansible_ifcfg_whitelist: [''eth0', '{{ openqa_tap_iface }}', 'eth2']
+ansible_ifcfg_whitelist: ['eth0', '{{ openqa_tap_iface }}', 'eth2']
 ansible_ifcfg_disabled: ['eth0', 'eth2']
 
 # this is a powerful machine, can handle more openQA workers