diff --git a/gimp.spec b/gimp.spec
index 4f26334..92572da 100644
--- a/gimp.spec
+++ b/gimp.spec
@@ -18,12 +18,8 @@
 # convenience: install convenience symlinks
 %bcond_without convenience
 # gudev:       use gudev to discover special input devices
-%if ! 0%{?fedora}%{?rhel} || 0%{?fedora} >= 15 || 0%{?rhel} >= 7
-# use gudev from F-15/RHEL7 on
+# use gudev from Fedora 15/RHEL7 on
 %bcond_without gudev
-%else
-%bcond_with gudev
-%endif
 # aalib:       build with AAlib (ASCII art gfx library)
 %if 0%{?rhel}
 # don't use aalib on RHEL
@@ -35,11 +31,8 @@
 #              certain types of exploits
 %bcond_without hardening
 # poppler:     use from version 0.20 on which is GPLv2/GPLv3 dual-licensed
-%if 0%{?fedora}%{?rhel} == 0 || 0%{?fedora} >= 18 || 0%{?rhel} >= 7
+# use from Fedora 18/RHEL
 %bcond_without poppler
-%else
-%bcond_with poppler
-%endif
 # helpbrowser  build webkit-based help browser
 %if 0%{?rhel} || 0%{?fedora} >= 26
 %bcond_with helpbrowser
@@ -123,7 +116,7 @@ BuildRequires:  fontconfig-devel >= 2.2.0
 BuildRequires:  freetype-devel >= 2.1.7
 BuildRequires:  gdk-pixbuf2-devel >= 2.24.1
 BuildRequires:  gegl-devel >= 0.2.0
-%if 0%{?fedora} > 27
+%if 0%{?fedora} > 27 || 0%{?rhel} >= 8
 BuildRequires:  libgs-devel
 %else
 BuildRequires:  ghostscript-devel
@@ -159,11 +152,7 @@ BuildRequires:  python2-devel
 BuildRequires:  pygtk2-devel >= 2.10.4
 BuildRequires:  pygobject2-devel
 %if %{with helpbrowser}
-%if 0%{?fedora}%{?rhel} == 0 || 0%{?fedora} > 10 || 0%{?rhel} > 5
 BuildRequires:  webkitgtk-devel >= 1.6.1
-%else
-BuildRequires:  WebKit-gtk-devel >= 1.6.1
-%endif
 %endif
 BuildRequires:  zlib-devel
 BuildRequires:  libX11-devel
@@ -317,17 +306,14 @@ EOF
 %endif
 
 %build
+#allow python2 package for RHEL-8
+export RHEL_ALLOW_PYTHON2_FOR_BUILD=1
+
 %if %{with hardening}
 # Use hardening compiler/linker flags because gimp is likely to deal with files
 # coming from untrusted sources
-%if ! 0%{?fedora}%{?rhel} || 0%{?fedora} >= 16 || 0%{?rhel} >= 7
+# used from Fedora 16/RHEL7
 %global _hardened_build 1
-%else
-# fake things
-export CFLAGS='-fPIC %{optflags}'
-export CXXFLAGS='-fPIC %{optflags}'
-export LDFLAGS='-pie'
-%endif
 %endif
 %configure \
     CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fno-strict-aliasing" \
@@ -651,6 +637,7 @@ make check
 %changelog
 * Tue Jan 16 2018 Josef Ridky <jridky@redhat.com> - 2:2.8.22-4
 - Fix dependencies for F28+ (ghostscript-devel => libgs-devel) #1534656
+- Update spec file for F28+/RHEL purposes
 
 * Fri Jan 05 2018 Igor Gnatenko <ignatenkobrain@fedoraproject.org> - 2:2.8.22-3.1
 - Remove obsolete scriptlets