diff --git a/roles/distgit/tasks/main.yml b/roles/distgit/tasks/main.yml
index 19e568ea79..04e3b962f7 100644
--- a/roles/distgit/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/distgit/tasks/main.yml
@@ -233,6 +233,13 @@
   file: dest=/srv/cache/lookaside/pkgs state=directory
         owner=apache group=apache
 
+- name: set the selinux boolean nis_enabled
+  seboolean: name=nis_enabled persistent=yes state=yes
+  tags:
+  - distgit
+  - config
+  - selinux
+
 - name: check the selinux context of the Lookaside Cache root directory
   command: matchpathcon /srv/cache
   register: lcachecontext