diff --git a/roles/copr/backend/files/provision/builderpb_nova.yml b/roles/copr/backend/files/provision/builderpb_nova.yml
index e2bc6978b0..c27ff2f806 100644
--- a/roles/copr/backend/files/provision/builderpb_nova.yml
+++ b/roles/copr/backend/files/provision/builderpb_nova.yml
@@ -49,14 +49,17 @@
   # we need to upgrade x86_64 othwerwise we can have different version of multilib glibc
   - name: install multilib deps for nosync.x86_64
     yum: state=latest pkg={{ item }}
+    when: prepare_base_image is defined
     with_items:
       - glibc
       - nss-softokn-freebl
   - name: install multilib deps for nosync.i686
     yum: state=latest pkg={{ item }}
+    when: prepare_base_image is defined
     with_items:
       - glibc.i686
       - nss-softokn-freebl.i686
   # DNF module will not resolve the deps, we must install deps manualy!
   - name: install i686 version of nosync for multilib building
     dnf: name=https://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org//packages/nosync/1.0/3.fc23/i686/nosync-1.0-3.fc23.i686.rpm state=present
+    when: prepare_base_image is defined