diff --git a/xrdp.spec b/xrdp.spec
index db453b0..cb38116 100644
--- a/xrdp.spec
+++ b/xrdp.spec
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@
 %global _hardlink /usr/sbin/hardlink
 %endif
 
+%if ! 0%{?rhel} <= 8
+%global _with_imlib2 --with-imlib2
+%endif
+
 Summary:   Open source remote desktop protocol (RDP) server
 Name:      xrdp
 Epoch:     1
@@ -40,7 +44,9 @@ BuildRequires: gcc
 BuildRequires: libX11-devel
 BuildRequires: libXfixes-devel
 BuildRequires: libXrandr-devel
+%if ! 0%{?rhel} <= 8
 BuildRequires: imlib2-devel
+%endif
 BuildRequires: openssl
 BuildRequires: pam-devel
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig(fuse)
@@ -107,7 +113,7 @@ echo '#!/bin/bash -l
 %build
 CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS -Wno-error=deprecated-declarations" \
 %configure --enable-fuse --enable-pixman --enable-painter --enable-vsock \
-           --enable-ipv6 --with-socketdir=%{_rundir}/%{name} --with-imlib2
+           --enable-ipv6 --with-socketdir=%{_rundir}/%{name} %{_with_imlib2}
 %make_build
 
 # SELinux policy module