diff --git a/roles/distgit/tasks/main.yml b/roles/distgit/tasks/main.yml
index 4511fe5923..847dc8aee4 100644
--- a/roles/distgit/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/distgit/tasks/main.yml
@@ -243,6 +243,13 @@
   - config
   - selinux
 
+- name: set the selinux boolean git_cgi_use_nfs
+  seboolean: name=git_cgi_use_nfs persistent=yes state=yes
+  tags:
+  - distgit
+  - config
+  - selinux
+
 - name: check the selinux context of the Lookaside Cache root directory
   command: matchpathcon /srv/cache
   register: lcachecontext