diff --git a/roles/koji_builder/tasks/main.yml b/roles/koji_builder/tasks/main.yml
index bbd42d8a09..e9c528a1a8 100644
--- a/roles/koji_builder/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/koji_builder/tasks/main.yml
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
   register: max_loop
   always_run: yes
   changed_when: '1 != 1'
-  when: ansible_distribution == 'Fedora'
+  when: ansible_distribution == 'Fedora' and ansible_architecture == 'x86_64'
 
 - name: check for max_loop with grub1
   command: cat /etc/grub.conf