diff --git a/tasks/virt_instance_create.yml b/tasks/virt_instance_create.yml
index c4039b4fdd..8cd79873e5 100644
--- a/tasks/virt_instance_create.yml
+++ b/tasks/virt_instance_create.yml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
   when: inventory_hostname not in result.list_vms
 
 - name: when armv7kernelupdate is set we are done
-  meta: end_play
+  fail: msg="armv7kernelupdate was set, so kernel has been updated and target booted up"
   when: armv7kernelupdate is defined
 
 - name: ARMv7 pause while VM updates