diff --git a/playbooks/groups/badges-backend.yml b/playbooks/groups/badges-backend.yml
index 719e1bd073..2b0804128c 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/badges-backend.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/badges-backend.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
   roles:
   - base
   - rkhunter
-  - denyhosts
+  - { role: denyhosts, when: ansible_distribution_major_version != '7' }
   - nagios_client
   - hosts
   - fas_client