diff --git a/roles/distgit/tasks/main.yml b/roles/distgit/tasks/main.yml
index 500c0ce5ea..494eb28c04 100644
--- a/roles/distgit/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/distgit/tasks/main.yml
@@ -149,6 +149,8 @@
     etype: group
     permissions: r
     state: present
+  tags:
+  - distgit
 
 - name: create the distgit root directory (/srv/git)
   file: dest=/srv/git state=directory mode=0755