diff --git a/playbooks/groups/fedimg.yml b/playbooks/groups/fedimg.yml
index 6c9dfee77f..78162f356e 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/fedimg.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/fedimg.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
   roles:
   - base
   - rkhunter
-  - denyhosts
+  - { role: denyhosts, when: ansible_distribution_major_version != '7' }
   - nagios_client
   - hosts
   - fas_client