diff --git a/playbooks/groups/download.yml b/playbooks/groups/download.yml
index 7b1351a5dd..3fdb8624b4 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/download.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/download.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
   roles:
   - base
   - rkhunter
-  - denyhosts
+  - { role: denyhosts, when: ansible_distribution_major_version != '7' }
   - nagios_client
   - hosts
   - fas_client