diff --git a/roles/koji_builder/templates/kojid.conf b/roles/koji_builder/templates/kojid.conf
index 4e97f6c430..e1594b932f 100644
--- a/roles/koji_builder/templates/kojid.conf
+++ b/roles/koji_builder/templates/kojid.conf
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ from_addr=Fedora Koji Build System <buildsys@fedoraproject.org>
 serverca = /etc/pki/ca-trust/extracted/pem/tls-ca-bundle.pem
 
 ; Kerberos configuration
-host_principal_format = compile/%s@{{ ipa_realm }}
+krb_principal = compile/{{ inventory_hostname }}@{{ ipa_realm }}
 keytab = /etc/kojid/kojid.keytab
 krbservice = host
 krb_rdns = false