diff --git a/playbooks/groups/virthost.yml b/playbooks/groups/virthost.yml
index 767b9523fd..c1a929c8e0 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/virthost.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/virthost.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
   - { role: openvpn/client, when: vpn|bool }
   - virthost
   - { role: clevis, when: datacenter == 'iad2'}
-  - { role: serial-console, when: datacenter == 'iad2'}
+  - { role: serial-console, when: datacenter == 'iad2' and not inventory_hostname.startswith(('bvirthost', 'buildvmhost-0'))}
 
   tasks:
   - import_tasks: "{{ tasks_path }}/2fa_client.yml"