diff --git a/playbooks/groups/buildhw.yml b/playbooks/groups/buildhw.yml
index 3574e4aebe..2eb4df9d56 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/buildhw.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/buildhw.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
   roles:
   - base
-  - { role: nfs/client, mnt_dir: '/mnt/fedora_koji',  nfs_src_dir: "{{ koji_hub_nfs }}" }
+  - { role: nfs/client, mnt_dir: '/mnt/fedora_koji',  nfs_src_dir: "{{ koji_hub_nfs }}", when: koji_hub_nfs is defined }
   - koji_builder
   - { role: bkernel, when: inventory_hostname.startswith('bkernel') }
   - hosts