diff --git a/playbooks/koji/make_builder.yml b/playbooks/koji/make_builder.yml
index 632c855aa1..5ce7e32568 100644
--- a/playbooks/koji/make_builder.yml
+++ b/playbooks/koji/make_builder.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
   tasks:
   - include: $tasks/virt_instance_create.yml
-  - include: $tasks/koji/config_builder.yml
+  - include: $tasks/koji/base_builder.yml
   - include: $tasks/koji/builder_kernel_config.yml
 
 
diff --git a/tasks/koji/builder_kernel_config.yml b/tasks/koji/builder_kernel_config.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2b8771ba2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/koji/builder_kernel_config.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+- name: set kernel params for loopback partitioning
+  action: command /sbin/grubby --update-kernel=ALL --args=loop.max_part=256 
+
+- name: set kernel params for more loops
+  action: command /sbin/grubby --update-kernel=ALL --args=max_loop=64 
+
+- name: special pkgs for the x86_64 builders
+  action: yum state=installed pkg=$item
+  with_items:
+  - kmod-hfsplus