diff --git a/roles/koji_builder/tasks/main.yml b/roles/koji_builder/tasks/main.yml
index a7aa62cc4b..a0769d1f2a 100644
--- a/roles/koji_builder/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/koji_builder/tasks/main.yml
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
   - koji_builder
 
 - name: override kojid.service file to set TasksMax to unlimited
-  file: src=kojid.service dest=/etc/systemd/system/kojid.conf
+  copy: src=kojid.service dest=/etc/systemd/system/kojid.conf
   notify:
   - reload systemd
   - restart kojid