diff --git a/salt/files/master.d/_defaults.conf b/salt/files/master.d/_defaults.conf
index b08292efa..e56e21695 100644
--- a/salt/files/master.d/_defaults.conf
+++ b/salt/files/master.d/_defaults.conf
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ fileserver_backend:
 {% if 'gitfs_remotes' in master -%}
 gitfs_remotes:
 {%- for remote in master['gitfs_remotes'] %}
-{% if remote is mapping %}
+{% if remote is iterable %}
   {%- for repo, children in remote.iteritems() -%}
     - {{ repo }}:
   {%- for child in children %}