diff --git a/tasks/virt_instance_create.yml b/tasks/virt_instance_create.yml
index 1df54f5e89..357c08ee8d 100644
--- a/tasks/virt_instance_create.yml
+++ b/tasks/virt_instance_create.yml
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@
   when: inventory_hostname not in result.list_vms
 
 - name: ARMv7 copy the kernel out
-  command: "virt-builder --get-kernel {{ volgroup }}/{{ inventory_hostname }} --output /var/lib/libvirt/images/  | awk -F/ '{print $NF}' > /var/lib/libvirt/images/{{ inventory_hostname }}-details.txt"
+  shell: "virt-builder --get-kernel {{ volgroup }}/{{ inventory_hostname }} --output /var/lib/libvirt/images/  | awk -F/ '{print $NF}' > /var/lib/libvirt/images/{{ inventory_hostname }}-details.txt"
   delegate_to: "{{ vmhost}}"
   when: inventory_hostname.startswith('buildvm-armv7')
 
 - name: ARMv7 copy the cmdline out
-  command: "virt-cat -a {{ volgroup }}/{{ inventory_hostname }} /boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf | grep -m1 append | sed -e 's/append //'"
+  shell: "virt-cat -a {{ volgroup }}/{{ inventory_hostname }} /boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf | grep -m1 append | sed -e 's/append //'"
   delegate_to: "{{ vmhost}}"
   register: host_cmdline
   when: inventory_hostname.startswith('buildvm-armv7')