diff --git a/tasks/rabbitmq_upgrade_check.yml b/tasks/rabbitmq_upgrade_check.yml
index 74b4d2ba..9a227683 100644
--- a/tasks/rabbitmq_upgrade_check.yml
+++ b/tasks/rabbitmq_upgrade_check.yml
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
     - not rabbitmq_upgrade | bool
     - installed_rabbitmq.rc == 0
     - not installed_rabbitmq.stdout | search(rabbitmq_package_version)
+    - rabbitmq_install_method != 'distro'
   tags:
     - rabbitmq-package-deb
     - rabbitmq-package-rpm