diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/buildvm_x86_riscv b/inventory/group_vars/buildvm_x86_riscv
index 90e87a7dbf..b0048be2e6 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/buildvm_x86_riscv
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/buildvm_x86_riscv
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ external: false
 host_group: kojibuilder
 koji_hub: "riscv-koji.fedoraproject.org/kojihub"
 koji_hub_nfs: "fedora_riscv_koji"
+koji_instance: "secondary"
 koji_root: "riscv-koji.fedoraproject.org/koji"
 koji_server_url: "https://riscv-koji.fedoraproject.org/kojihub"
 koji_topurl: "https://riscv-kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org/"