diff --git a/apps/settings/lib/Controller/CheckSetupController.php b/apps/settings/lib/Controller/CheckSetupController.php
index 49102037084c5..e5f9ae31874d6 100644
--- a/apps/settings/lib/Controller/CheckSetupController.php
+++ b/apps/settings/lib/Controller/CheckSetupController.php
@@ -623,7 +623,11 @@ protected function hasRecommendedPHPModules(): array {
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (!defined('PASSWORD_ARGON2I')) {
+		if (!defined('PASSWORD_ARGON2I') && PHP_VERSION_ID >= 70400) {
+			// Installing php-sodium on >=php7.4 will provide PASSWORD_ARGON2I
+			// on previous version argon2 wasn't part of the "standard" extension
+			// and RedHat disabled it so even installing php-sodium won't provide argon2i
+			// support in password_hash/password_verify.
 			$recommendedPHPModules[] = 'sodium';
 		}