diff --git a/inventory/host_vars/qa05.qa.fedoraproject.org b/inventory/host_vars/qa05.qa.fedoraproject.org
index 1f5119a566..fd7466d510 100644
--- a/inventory/host_vars/qa05.qa.fedoraproject.org
+++ b/inventory/host_vars/qa05.qa.fedoraproject.org
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ fas_client_groups: sysadmin-qa,sysadmin-main
 sudoers: "{{ private }}/files/sudo/qavirt-sudoers"
 eth0_ip: 10.5.124.155
 gw: 10.5.124.254
+# this interface is plugged in but we don't want or need it
+ansible_ifcfg_disabled: ['eth1']
 
 # firewall ports for server->worker websockets connections
 # this port is 'QEMUPORT plus 1'