diff --git a/playbooks/groups/buildhw.yml b/playbooks/groups/buildhw.yml
index e7f2ca51c9..6228d82b20 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/buildhw.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/buildhw.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 - name: make koji builder(s) on raw hw
   hosts: buildhw:buildppc:buildarm:buildaarch64:bkernel
-  user: root
+  remote_user: root
   gather_facts: True
 
   vars_files: