diff --git a/playbooks/groups/elections.yml b/playbooks/groups/elections.yml
index b13aa7ba1c..22f7402c45 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/elections.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/elections.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
   roles:
   - base
   - rkhunter
-  - denyhosts
+  - { role: denyhosts, when: ansible_distribution_major_version != '7' }
   - nagios_client
   - hosts
   - fas_client