diff --git a/python-cheroot.spec b/python-cheroot.spec
index 5f3cd8e..de54139 100644
--- a/python-cheroot.spec
+++ b/python-cheroot.spec
@@ -32,13 +32,20 @@ BuildRequires:  python3dist(pytest)
 BuildRequires:  python3dist(pytest-cov)
 BuildRequires:  python3dist(pytest-mock)
 BuildRequires:  python3dist(jaraco.functools)
+
+%if 0%{?el8}
+BuildRequires:  python3dist(setuptools-scm)
+BuildRequires:  python3dist(more-itertools) >= 2.6
+%else
+BuildRequires:  python3dist(setuptools-scm-git-archive) >= 1.0
+%endif
+
 # testmon is not needed to tests to run successfully
 # the f31 version of testmon requires pytest < 4
 # which is not in f31
 # BuildRequires:  python3dist(pytest-testmon)
 BuildRequires:  python3dist(requests)
 BuildRequires:  python3dist(requests-unixsocket)
-BuildRequires:  python3dist(setuptools-scm-git-archive) >= 1.0
 BuildRequires:  python3dist(setuptools)
 BuildRequires:  python3dist(trustme)
 %{?python_provide:%python_provide python3-%{pypi_name}}
@@ -75,7 +82,10 @@ sed -i '/backports.functools_lru_cache/d' setup.cfg
 sed -i 's/ --testmon//' pytest.ini
 sed -i 's/ -n auto//' pytest.ini
 sed -i '/pytest-testmon/d' setup.cfg
-
+%if 0%{?el8}
+# drop setuptools_scm_git_archive
+sed -i '/setuptools_scm_git_archive/d' setup.cfg
+%endif
 
 %build
 %py3_build