diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/84334-dnf5-consolidate-settings.yml b/changelogs/fragments/84334-dnf5-consolidate-settings.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7873d3ed432
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/84334-dnf5-consolidate-settings.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - dnf5 - matching on a binary can be achieved only by specifying a full path (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/84334)
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/dnf5.py b/lib/ansible/modules/dnf5.py
index 25dc479dd26..760ad941cd9 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/dnf5.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/dnf5.py
@@ -350,14 +350,20 @@ libdnf5 = None
 
 def is_installed(base, spec):
     settings = libdnf5.base.ResolveSpecSettings()
-    # Disable checking whether SPEC is a binary -> `/usr/(s)bin/<SPEC>`,
-    # this prevents scenarios like the following:
-    #   * the `sssd-common` package is installed and provides `/usr/sbin/sssd` binary
-    #   * the `sssd` package is NOT installed
-    #   * due to `set_with_binaries(True)` being default `is_installed(base, "sssd")` would "unexpectedly" return True
-    # If users wish to target the `sssd` binary they can by specifying the full path `name=/usr/sbin/sssd` explicitly
-    # due to settings.set_with_filenames(True) being default.
-    settings.set_with_binaries(False)
+    try:
+        settings.set_group_with_name(True)
+        # Disable checking whether SPEC is a binary -> `/usr/(s)bin/<SPEC>`,
+        # this prevents scenarios like the following:
+        #   * the `sssd-common` package is installed and provides `/usr/sbin/sssd` binary
+        #   * the `sssd` package is NOT installed
+        #   * due to `set_with_binaries(True)` being default `is_installed(base, "sssd")` would "unexpectedly" return True
+        # If users wish to target the `sssd` binary they can by specifying the full path `name=/usr/sbin/sssd` explicitly
+        # due to settings.set_with_filenames(True) being default.
+        settings.set_with_binaries(False)
+    except AttributeError:
+        # dnf5 < 5.2.0.0
+        settings.group_with_name = True
+        settings.with_binaries = False
 
     installed_query = libdnf5.rpm.PackageQuery(base)
     installed_query.filter_installed()
@@ -624,9 +630,12 @@ class Dnf5Module(YumDnf):
         settings = libdnf5.base.GoalJobSettings()
         try:
             settings.set_group_with_name(True)
+            settings.set_with_binaries(False)
         except AttributeError:
             # dnf5 < 5.2.0.0
             settings.group_with_name = True
+            settings.with_binaries = False
+
         if self.bugfix or self.security:
             advisory_query = libdnf5.advisory.AdvisoryQuery(base)
             types = []
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/dnf/tasks/repo.yml b/test/integration/targets/dnf/tasks/repo.yml
index e31f7b2b5bb..bf6aeb18314 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/dnf/tasks/repo.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/dnf/tasks/repo.yml
@@ -461,3 +461,26 @@
       dnf:
         name: provides-binary
         state: absent
+
+# https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/84334
+- name: test that a binary is not matched by its base name
+  block:
+    - dnf:
+        name: provides-binary
+        state: present
+
+    - dnf:
+        name: package-name
+        state: absent
+      register: dnf_result
+
+    - assert:
+        that:
+          - dnf_result is not changed
+  always:
+    - name: Clean up
+      dnf:
+        name:
+          - provides-binary
+          - package-name
+        state: absent