diff --git a/lasso.spec b/lasso.spec
index d9adef0..d57b2c1 100644
--- a/lasso.spec
+++ b/lasso.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 %global with_java 0
+%if 0%{?el7}%{?el8}
 %global with_php 1
+%else
+%global with_php 0
+%endif
 %global with_perl 1
 # The Lasso build system requires python, especially the binding generators
 %global with_python 1
@@ -318,6 +322,7 @@ rm -fr %{buildroot}%{_defaultdocdir}/%{name}
 %changelog
 * Thu Mar 30 2023 Xavier Bachelot <xavier@bachelot.org> - 2.8.2-1
 - Update to 2.8.2
+- Disable PHP bindings for PHP8, which is not supported yet
 
 * Thu Mar 09 2023 Xavier Bachelot <xavier@bachelot.org> - 2.8.1-1
 - Update to 2.8.1 (fixes RHBZ#2142849)