diff --git a/python-pylibravatar.spec b/python-pylibravatar.spec
index 2a21d48..51be92f 100644
--- a/python-pylibravatar.spec
+++ b/python-pylibravatar.spec
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-%if 0%{?fedora}
+%if 0%{?fedora} || 0%{?rhel} >= 8
 %global with_python3 1
 %endif