diff --git a/roles/distgit/tasks/main.yml b/roles/distgit/tasks/main.yml
index 42283424e6..4187e0a630 100644
--- a/roles/distgit/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/distgit/tasks/main.yml
@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@
 - 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/ /root/repositories
+
 - name: install the gitolite scripts
   copy: src={{item}} dest=/usr/local/bin/{{item}} mode=0755
   with_items: