diff --git a/tasks/virt_instance_create.yml b/tasks/virt_instance_create.yml
index eba7b30c2d..c4039b4fdd 100644
--- a/tasks/virt_instance_create.yml
+++ b/tasks/virt_instance_create.yml
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@
   delegate_to: "{{ vmhost }}"
   when: inventory_hostname not in result.list_vms
 
+- name: when armv7kernelupdate is set we are done
+  meta: end_play
+  when: armv7kernelupdate is defined
+
 - name: ARMv7 pause while VM updates
   pause: seconds=5
   when: inventory_hostname.startswith('buildvm-armv7') and ( inventory_hostname not in result.list_vms or armv7kernelupdate is defined )