diff --git a/playbooks/groups/pkgdb.yml b/playbooks/groups/pkgdb.yml
index b7f9cb3257..2b6b3ae2a9 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/pkgdb.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/pkgdb.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
   roles:
   - base
   - rkhunter
-  - denyhosts
+  - { role: denyhosts, when: ansible_distribution_major_version != '7' }
   - nagios_client
   - hosts
   - fas_client