diff --git a/roles/fedmsg/base/tasks/main.yml b/roles/fedmsg/base/tasks/main.yml
index 71eb93f758..a7c98ebe5c 100644
--- a/roles/fedmsg/base/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/fedmsg/base/tasks/main.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 - name: create a /var/run/fedmsg dir with setgid for monitoring.
   file: >
     dest=/var/run/fedmsg
-    mode=2775  # segid bit!
+    mode=2775
     owner=fedmsg
     group=nrpe
     state=directory