diff --git a/rosdep/python.yaml b/rosdep/python.yaml
index 0bc131399002c..fad65e1ff81cd 100644
--- a/rosdep/python.yaml
+++ b/rosdep/python.yaml
@@ -6857,7 +6857,9 @@ python3-flake8-docstrings:
   debian: [python3-flake8-docstrings]
   fedora: [python3-flake8-docstrings]
   opensuse: [python3-flake8-docstrings]
-  rhel: [python3-flake8-docstrings]
+  rhel:
+    '*': [python3-flake8-docstrings]
+    '7': null
   ubuntu: [python3-flake8-docstrings]
 python3-flake8-docstrings-pip:
   ubuntu: