diff --git a/playbooks/groups/pkgs.yml b/playbooks/groups/pkgs.yml
index ff03341c79..47ec771809 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/pkgs.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/pkgs.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
   roles:
   - base
   - rkhunter
-  - denyhosts
+  - { role: denyhosts, when: ansible_distribution_major_version != '7' }
   - nagios_client
   - fas_client
   - collectd/base