diff --git a/inventory/builders b/inventory/builders
index 8bb2897573..bb6012fb4e 100644
--- a/inventory/builders
+++ b/inventory/builders
@@ -165,6 +165,29 @@ buildvm-s390x-33.s390.fedoraproject.org
 buildvm-s390x-34.s390.fedoraproject.org
 buildvm-s390x-35.s390.fedoraproject.org
 
+[buildvm_s390x_kvm]
+buildvm-s390x-15.s390.fedoraproject.org
+buildvm-s390x-16.s390.fedoraproject.org
+buildvm-s390x-17.s390.fedoraproject.org
+buildvm-s390x-18.s390.fedoraproject.org
+buildvm-s390x-19.s390.fedoraproject.org
+buildvm-s390x-20.s390.fedoraproject.org
+buildvm-s390x-21.s390.fedoraproject.org
+buildvm-s390x-22.s390.fedoraproject.org
+buildvm-s390x-23.s390.fedoraproject.org
+buildvm-s390x-24.s390.fedoraproject.org
+buildvm-s390x-25.s390.fedoraproject.org
+buildvm-s390x-26.s390.fedoraproject.org
+buildvm-s390x-27.s390.fedoraproject.org
+buildvm-s390x-28.s390.fedoraproject.org
+buildvm-s390x-29.s390.fedoraproject.org
+buildvm-s390x-30.s390.fedoraproject.org
+buildvm-s390x-31.s390.fedoraproject.org
+buildvm-s390x-32.s390.fedoraproject.org
+buildvm-s390x-33.s390.fedoraproject.org
+buildvm-s390x-34.s390.fedoraproject.org
+buildvm-s390x-35.s390.fedoraproject.org
+
 [buildvmhost]
 #buildvmhost-aarch64-01.arm.fedoraproject.org
 #buildvmhost-aarch64-02.arm.fedoraproject.org
diff --git a/playbooks/groups/buildvm.yml b/playbooks/groups/buildvm.yml
index b76a67dde8..9388cbccdd 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/buildvm.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/buildvm.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # NOTE: make sure there is room/space for this builder on the buildvmhost
 # NOTE: most of these vars_path come from group_vars/buildvm or from hostvars
 
-- import_playbook: "/srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/include/virt-create.yml myhosts=buildvm:buildvm_stg:buildvm_aarch64:buildvm_armv7:buildvm_ppc64le:buildvm_ppc64le_stg:buildvm_aarch64_stg:buildvm_armv7_stg:buildvm_s390x_stg:buildvm-s390x-15.s390.fedoraproject.org:buildvm-s390x-16.s390.fedoraproject.org:buildvm-s390x-17.s390.fedoraproject.org:buildvm-s390x-18.s390.fedoraproject.org:buildvm-s390x-19.s390.fedoraproject.org:buildvm-s390x-20.s390.fedoraproject.org:buildvm-s390x-21.s390.fedoraproject.org:buildvm-s390x-22.s390.fedoraproject.org:buildvm-s390x-23.s390.fedoraproject.org:buildvm-s390x-24.s390.fedoraproject.org"
+- import_playbook: "/srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/include/virt-create.yml myhosts=buildvm:buildvm_stg:buildvm_aarch64:buildvm_armv7:buildvm_ppc64le:buildvm_ppc64le_stg:buildvm_aarch64_stg:buildvm_armv7_stg:buildvm_s390x_stg:buildvm_s390x_kvm"
 
 - name: make koji builder(s)
   hosts: buildvm:buildvm_stg:buildvm_aarch64:buildvm_armv7:buildvm_ppc64le:buildvm_ppc64le_stg:buildvm_aarch64_stg:buildvm_armv7_stg:buildvm_s390x:buildvm_s390x_stg