diff --git a/roles/rkhunter/templates/rkhunter.conf.j2 b/roles/rkhunter/templates/rkhunter.conf.j2
index 705517580d..52cb350c0a 100644
--- a/roles/rkhunter/templates/rkhunter.conf.j2
+++ b/roles/rkhunter/templates/rkhunter.conf.j2
@@ -165,7 +165,13 @@ ALLOW_SSH_ROOT_USER=without-password
 # configuration file, then a value of '2' may be set here in order to
 # suppress a warning message. This option has a default value of '0'.
 #
+{% if ansible_distribution == 'Fedora' %}
+# Fedora doesn't set protocol in ssh config
+ALLOW_SSH_PROT_V1=2
+{% else %}
+# RHEL sets proto to v2 only
 ALLOW_SSH_PROT_V1=0
+{% endif %}
 
 #
 # This setting tells rkhunter the directory containing the SSH configuration