diff --git a/inventory/builders b/inventory/builders
index 19d55b0762..b754a64d00 100644
--- a/inventory/builders
+++ b/inventory/builders
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ aarch64-c24n1.arm.fedoraproject.org
 aarch64-c25n1.arm.fedoraproject.org
 buildvmhost-aarch64-01.arm.fedoraproject.org
 buildvmhost-aarch64-02.arm.fedoraproject.org
+buildvmhost-s390x-01.s390.fedoraproject.org
 
 [buildhw]
 buildhw-01.phx2.fedoraproject.org
diff --git a/playbooks/groups/virthost.yml b/playbooks/groups/virthost.yml
index 89d19c24ae..a9d8bdc007 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/virthost.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/virthost.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # NOTE: should be used with --limit most of the time
 # NOTE: most of these vars_path come from group_vars/backup_server or from hostvars
 
-- import_playbook: "/srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/include/happy_birthday.yml myhosts=virthost:bvirthost:buildvmhost:virthost_comm:colo_virt:virthost_communishift"
+- import_playbook: "/srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/include/happy_birthday.yml myhosts=virthost:bvirthost:buildvmhost:virthost_comm:colo_virt:virthost_communishift:!buildvmhost-s390x-01.s390.fedoraproject.org"
 
 - name: make virthost server system
   hosts: virthost:bvirthost:buildvmhost:virthost_comm:colo_virt:virthost_communishift