diff --git a/inventory/host_vars/qa07.qa.fedoraproject.org b/inventory/host_vars/qa07.qa.fedoraproject.org
index 502827d88f..4c6ecae8af 100644
--- a/inventory/host_vars/qa07.qa.fedoraproject.org
+++ b/inventory/host_vars/qa07.qa.fedoraproject.org
@@ -3,3 +3,5 @@ fas_client_groups: sysadmin-qa,sysadmin-main
 sudoers: "{{ private }}/files/sudo/qavirt-sudoers"
 eth0_ip: 10.5.124.157
 gw: 10.5.124.254
+# this interface is plugged in but we don't want or need it
+ansible_ifcfg_disabled: ['eth1']