diff --git a/roles/copr/base/tasks/main.yml b/roles/copr/base/tasks/main.yml
index 2664973166..4291743e72 100644
--- a/roles/copr/base/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/copr/base/tasks/main.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@
 #  tags:
 #  - config
 
+- name: enable epel for non-fedora hosts
+  yum: state=present pkg="epel-release"
+  when: not is_fedora
+
 - name: copy .forward file
   copy: src="{{ _forward_src }}" dest="/root/.forward" owner=root group=root