diff --git a/roles/copr/dist_git/templates/copr-dist-git.conf.j2 b/roles/copr/dist_git/templates/copr-dist-git.conf.j2
index b39df71de4..da9d4f3839 100644
--- a/roles/copr/dist_git/templates/copr-dist-git.conf.j2
+++ b/roles/copr/dist_git/templates/copr-dist-git.conf.j2
@@ -9,3 +9,6 @@ frontend_auth={{ copr_backend_password }}
 
 # where import logs should be stored
 per_task_log_dir=/var/lib/copr-dist-git/per-task-logs/
+
+# which chroot to use for mock-scm builds
+mock_scm_chroot=fedora-24-x86_64