diff --git a/roles/koji_builder/tasks/main.yml b/roles/koji_builder/tasks/main.yml
index 1116796770..604df86141 100644
--- a/roles/koji_builder/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/koji_builder/tasks/main.yml
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@
 
 - name: set kernel params for more loops
   command: /sbin/grubby --update-kernel=ALL --args=max_loop=64
-  when: max_loop is defined and max_loop.stdout.find("max_loop=64") == -1
+  when: max_loop is defined
   tags:
   - koji_builder