diff --git a/nbdkit.spec b/nbdkit.spec
index 53b0053..648ef19 100644
--- a/nbdkit.spec
+++ b/nbdkit.spec
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 %endif
 %endif
 
-# We can only compiler the OCaml plugin on platforms which have native
+# We can only compile the OCaml plugin on platforms which have native
 # OCaml support (not bytecode).
 %ifarch %{ocaml_native_compiler}
 %global have_ocaml 1
@@ -52,15 +52,20 @@ Summary:        NBD server
 License:        BSD
 URL:            https://github.com/libguestfs/nbdkit
 
+%if 0%{?rhel} >= 8
+# On RHEL 8+, we cannot build the package on i686 (no virt stack).
+ExcludeArch:    i686
+%endif
+
 Source0:        http://libguestfs.org/download/nbdkit/%{source_directory}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 %if 0%{verify_tarball_signature}
 Source1:        http://libguestfs.org/download/nbdkit/%{source_directory}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz.sig
 # Keyring used to verify tarball signature.
-Source2:       libguestfs.keyring
+Source2:        libguestfs.keyring
 %endif
 
 %if 0%{patches_touch_autotools}
-BuildRequires: autoconf, automake, libtool
+BuildRequires:  autoconf, automake, libtool
 %endif
 
 %ifnarch %{complete_test_arches}
@@ -70,7 +75,7 @@ BuildRequires:  gcc, gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:  /usr/bin/pod2man
 BuildRequires:  gnutls-devel
 BuildRequires:  libselinux-devel
-%if 0%{?have_libguestfs}
+%if !0%{?rhel} && 0%{?have_libguestfs}
 BuildRequires:  libguestfs-devel
 %endif
 BuildRequires:  libvirt-devel
@@ -81,12 +86,15 @@ BuildRequires:  libcurl-devel
 BuildRequires:  libnbd-devel >= 1.3.11
 BuildRequires:  libssh-devel
 BuildRequires:  e2fsprogs, e2fsprogs-devel
+%if !0%{?rhel}
 BuildRequires:  genisoimage
 BuildRequires:  rb_libtorrent-devel
+%endif
 BuildRequires:  bash-completion
 BuildRequires:  perl-devel
 BuildRequires:  perl(ExtUtils::Embed)
 BuildRequires:  python3-devel
+%if !0%{?rhel}
 %if 0%{?have_ocaml}
 # Requires OCaml 4.02.2 which contains fix for
 # http://caml.inria.fr/mantis/view.php?id=6693
@@ -95,18 +103,28 @@ BuildRequires:  ocaml >= 4.02.2
 BuildRequires:  ruby-devel
 BuildRequires:  tcl-devel
 BuildRequires:  lua-devel
+%endif
 %if 0%{verify_tarball_signature}
 BuildRequires:  gnupg2
 %endif
 
 # Only for running the test suite:
-BuildRequires:  /usr/bin/certtool
+BuildRequires:  %{_bindir}/certtool
+BuildRequires:  expect
+BuildRequires:  %{_bindir}/hexdump
+BuildRequires:  %{_sbindir}/ip
 BuildRequires:  jq
-BuildRequires:  /usr/bin/nbdsh
-BuildRequires:  /usr/bin/qemu-img
-BuildRequires:  /usr/bin/socat
-BuildRequires:  /usr/sbin/ss
-BuildRequires:  /usr/bin/ssh-keygen
+BuildRequires:  %{_bindir}/nbdcopy
+BuildRequires:  %{_bindir}/nbdinfo
+BuildRequires:  %{_bindir}/nbdsh
+BuildRequires:  %{_bindir}/qemu-img
+BuildRequires:  %{_bindir}/qemu-io
+BuildRequires:  %{_bindir}/qemu-nbd
+BuildRequires:  %{_sbindir}/sfdisk
+BuildRequires:  %{_bindir}/socat
+BuildRequires:  %{_sbindir}/ss
+BuildRequires:  %{_bindir}/stat
+BuildRequires:  %{_bindir}/ssh-keygen
 
 # nbdkit is a metapackage pulling the server and a useful subset
 # of the plugins and filters.
@@ -137,8 +155,8 @@ The key features are:
 
 * Filters can be stacked in front of plugins to transform the output.
 
-In Fedora, '%{name}' is a meta-package which pulls in the core server
-and a useful subset of plugins and filters with minimal dependencies.
+'%{name}' is a meta-package which pulls in the core server and a
+useful subset of plugins and filters with minimal dependencies.
 
 If you want just the server, install '%{name}-server'.
 
@@ -232,6 +250,7 @@ This package contains example plugins for %{name}.
 # The plugins below have non-trivial dependencies are so are
 # packaged separately.
 
+%if !0%{?rhel}
 %package cc-plugin
 Summary:        Write small inline C plugins and scripts for %{name}
 License:        BSD
@@ -245,8 +264,10 @@ Requires:       %{_bindir}/cat
 This package contains support for writing inline C plugins and scripts
 for %{name}.  NOTE this is NOT the right package for writing plugins
 in C, install %{name}-devel for that.
+%endif
 
 
+%if !0%{?rhel}
 %package cdi-plugin
 Summary:        Containerized Data Import plugin for %{name}
 License:        BSD
@@ -258,6 +279,7 @@ Requires:       podman
 
 %description cdi-plugin
 This package contains Containerized Data Import support for %{name}.
+%endif
 
 
 %package curl-plugin
@@ -271,7 +293,7 @@ Requires:       %{name}-server%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
 This package contains cURL (HTTP/FTP) support for %{name}.
 
 
-%if 0%{?have_libguestfs}
+%if !0%{?rhel} && 0%{?have_libguestfs}
 %package guestfs-plugin
 Summary:        libguestfs plugin for %{name}
 License:        BSD
@@ -295,6 +317,20 @@ Requires:       %{name}-server%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
 This package is a gzip filter for %{name}.
 
 
+%if 0%{?rhel} == 8
+%package gzip-plugin
+Summary:        GZip plugin for %{name}
+License:        BSD
+
+Requires:       %{name}-server%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
+
+
+%description gzip-plugin
+This package is a gzip plugin for %{name}.
+%endif
+
+
+%if !0%{?rhel}
 %package iso-plugin
 Summary:        Virtual ISO 9660 plugin for %{name}
 License:        BSD
@@ -305,8 +341,10 @@ Requires:       genisoimage
 
 %description iso-plugin
 This package is a virtual ISO 9660 (CD-ROM) plugin for %{name}.
+%endif
 
 
+%if !0%{?rhel}
 %package libvirt-plugin
 Summary:        Libvirt plugin for %{name}
 License:        BSD
@@ -318,6 +356,7 @@ Requires:       %{name}-server%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
 This package is a libvirt plugin for %{name}.  It lets you access
 libvirt guest disks readonly.  It is implemented using the libvirt
 virDomainBlockPeek API.
+%endif
 
 
 %package linuxdisk-plugin
@@ -333,6 +372,7 @@ Requires:       e2fsprogs
 This package is a virtual Linux disk plugin for %{name}.
 
 
+%if !0%{?rhel}
 %package lua-plugin
 Summary:        Lua plugin for %{name}
 License:        BSD
@@ -342,6 +382,7 @@ Requires:       %{name}-server%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
 
 %description lua-plugin
 This package lets you write Lua plugins for %{name}.
+%endif
 
 
 %package nbd-plugin
@@ -356,7 +397,7 @@ This package lets you forward NBD connections from %{name}
 to another NBD server.
 
 
-%if 0%{?have_ocaml}
+%if !0%{?rhel} && 0%{?have_ocaml}
 %package ocaml-plugin
 Summary:        OCaml plugin for %{name}
 License:        BSD
@@ -384,6 +425,7 @@ This package lets you write OCaml plugins for %{name}.
 %endif
 
 
+%if !0%{?rhel}
 %package perl-plugin
 Summary:        Perl plugin for %{name}
 License:        BSD
@@ -393,6 +435,7 @@ Requires:       %{name}-server%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
 
 %description perl-plugin
 This package lets you write Perl plugins for %{name}.
+%endif
 
 
 %package python-plugin
@@ -406,6 +449,7 @@ Requires:       %{name}-server%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
 This package lets you write Python 3 plugins for %{name}.
 
 
+%if !0%{?rhel}
 %package ruby-plugin
 Summary:        Ruby plugin for %{name}
 License:        BSD
@@ -415,6 +459,7 @@ Requires:       %{name}-server%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
 
 %description ruby-plugin
 This package lets you write Ruby plugins for %{name}.
+%endif
 
 
 %package ssh-plugin
@@ -452,6 +497,7 @@ Requires:       tar
 This package is a tar archive plugin for %{name}.
 
 
+%if !0%{?rhel}
 %package tcl-plugin
 Summary:        Tcl plugin for %{name}
 License:        BSD
@@ -461,6 +507,7 @@ Requires:       %{name}-server%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
 
 %description tcl-plugin
 This package lets you write Tcl plugins for %{name}.
+%endif
 
 
 %package tmpdisk-plugin
@@ -471,13 +518,17 @@ Requires:       %{name}-server%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
 # For mkfs and mke2fs (defaults).
 Requires:       util-linux, e2fsprogs
 # For other filesystems.
-Suggests:       xfsprogs, ntfsprogs, dosfstools
+Suggests:       xfsprogs
+%if !0%{?rhel}
+Suggests:       ntfsprogs, dosfstools
+%endif
 
 
 %description tmpdisk-plugin
 This package is a remote temporary filesystem disk plugin for %{name}.
 
 
+%if !0%{?rhel}
 %package torrent-plugin
 Summary:        BitTorrent plugin for %{name}
 License:        BSD
@@ -487,6 +538,7 @@ Requires:       %{name}-server%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
 
 %description torrent-plugin
 This package is a BitTorrent plugin for %{name}.
+%endif
 
 
 %ifarch x86_64
@@ -600,6 +652,7 @@ nbdkit-tls-fallback-filter TLS protection filter.
 nbdkit-truncate-filter     Truncate, expand, round up or round down size.
 
 
+%if !0%{?rhel}
 %package ext2-filter
 Summary:        ext2, ext3 and ext4 filesystem support for %{name}
 License:        BSD
@@ -614,6 +667,7 @@ Obsoletes:      %{name}-ext2-plugin <= %{version}-%{release}
 %description ext2-filter
 This package contains ext2, ext3 and ext4 filesystem support for
 %{name}.
+%endif
 
 
 %package xz-filter
@@ -671,20 +725,29 @@ autoreconf -i
 
 
 %build
-# Golang bindings are not enabled in the Fedora build since they don't
+# Golang bindings are not enabled in the build since they don't
 # need to be.  Most people would use them by copying the upstream
 # package into their vendor/ directory.
+export PYTHON=%{__python3}
 %configure \
-    PYTHON=%{_bindir}/python3 \
     --disable-static \
     --disable-golang \
     --disable-rust \
-%if 0%{?have_ocaml}
+%if !0%{?rhel} && 0%{?have_ocaml}
     --enable-ocaml \
 %else
     --disable-ocaml \
 %endif
-%if 0%{?have_libguestfs}
+%if 0%{?rhel}
+    --disable-lua \
+    --disable-perl \
+    --disable-ruby \
+    --disable-tcl \
+    --without-ext2 \
+    --without-iso \
+    --without-libvirt \
+%endif
+%if !0%{?rhel} && 0%{?have_libguestfs}
     --with-libguestfs \
 %else
     --without-libguestfs \
@@ -704,9 +767,23 @@ grep '^PYTHON_VERSION = 3' Makefile
 # Delete libtool crap.
 find $RPM_BUILD_ROOT -name '*.la' -delete
 
+# If cargo happens to be installed on the machine then the
+# rust plugin is built.  Delete it if this happens.
+rm -f $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_mandir}/man3/nbdkit-rust-plugin.3*
+
+%if 0%{?rhel} != 8
 # Remove the deprecated gzip plugin (use gzip filter instead).
 rm $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_libdir}/%{name}/plugins/nbdkit-gzip-plugin.so
 rm $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_mandir}/man1/nbdkit-gzip-plugin.1*
+%endif
+
+%if 0%{?rhel}
+# In RHEL, remove some plugins we cannot --disable.
+for f in cc cdi torrent; do
+    rm $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_libdir}/%{name}/plugins/nbdkit-$f-plugin.so
+    rm $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_mandir}/man?/nbdkit-$f-plugin.*
+done
+%endif
 
 
 %check
@@ -811,22 +888,28 @@ export LIBGUESTFS_TRACE=1
 %doc README
 %license LICENSE
 %{_libdir}/%{name}/plugins/nbdkit-example*-plugin.so
+%if !0%{?rhel}
 %{_libdir}/%{name}/plugins/nbdkit-example4-plugin
+%endif
 %{_mandir}/man1/nbdkit-example*-plugin.1*
 
 
+%if !0%{?rhel}
 %files cc-plugin
 %doc README
 %license LICENSE
 %{_libdir}/%{name}/plugins/nbdkit-cc-plugin.so
 %{_mandir}/man3/nbdkit-cc-plugin.3*
+%endif
 
 
+%if !0%{?rhel}
 %files cdi-plugin
 %doc README
 %license LICENSE
 %{_libdir}/%{name}/plugins/nbdkit-cdi-plugin.so
 %{_mandir}/man1/nbdkit-cdi-plugin.1*
+%endif
 
 
 %files curl-plugin
@@ -836,7 +919,7 @@ export LIBGUESTFS_TRACE=1
 %{_mandir}/man1/nbdkit-curl-plugin.1*
 
 
-%if 0%{?have_libguestfs}
+%if !0%{?rhel} && 0%{?have_libguestfs}
 %files guestfs-plugin
 %doc README
 %license LICENSE
@@ -852,18 +935,31 @@ export LIBGUESTFS_TRACE=1
 %{_mandir}/man1/nbdkit-gzip-filter.1*
 
 
+%if 0%{?rhel} == 8
+%files gzip-plugin
+%doc README
+%license LICENSE
+%{_libdir}/%{name}/plugins/nbdkit-gzip-plugin.so
+%{_mandir}/man1/nbdkit-gzip-plugin.1*
+%endif
+
+
+%if !0%{?rhel}
 %files iso-plugin
 %doc README
 %license LICENSE
 %{_libdir}/%{name}/plugins/nbdkit-iso-plugin.so
 %{_mandir}/man1/nbdkit-iso-plugin.1*
+%endif
 
 
+%if !0%{?rhel}
 %files libvirt-plugin
 %doc README
 %license LICENSE
 %{_libdir}/%{name}/plugins/nbdkit-libvirt-plugin.so
 %{_mandir}/man1/nbdkit-libvirt-plugin.1*
+%endif
 
 
 %files linuxdisk-plugin
@@ -873,11 +969,13 @@ export LIBGUESTFS_TRACE=1
 %{_mandir}/man1/nbdkit-linuxdisk-plugin.1*
 
 
+%if !0%{?rhel}
 %files lua-plugin
 %doc README
 %license LICENSE
 %{_libdir}/%{name}/plugins/nbdkit-lua-plugin.so
 %{_mandir}/man3/nbdkit-lua-plugin.3*
+%endif
 
 
 %files nbd-plugin
@@ -887,7 +985,7 @@ export LIBGUESTFS_TRACE=1
 %{_mandir}/man1/nbdkit-nbd-plugin.1*
 
 
-%if 0%{?have_ocaml}
+%if !0%{?rhel} && 0%{?have_ocaml}
 %files ocaml-plugin
 %doc README
 %license LICENSE
@@ -900,11 +998,13 @@ export LIBGUESTFS_TRACE=1
 %endif
 
 
+%if !0%{?rhel}
 %files perl-plugin
 %doc README
 %license LICENSE
 %{_libdir}/%{name}/plugins/nbdkit-perl-plugin.so
 %{_mandir}/man3/nbdkit-perl-plugin.3*
+%endif
 
 
 %files python-plugin
@@ -914,11 +1014,13 @@ export LIBGUESTFS_TRACE=1
 %{_mandir}/man3/nbdkit-python-plugin.3*
 
 
+%if !0%{?rhel}
 %files ruby-plugin
 %doc README
 %license LICENSE
 %{_libdir}/%{name}/plugins/nbdkit-ruby-plugin.so
 %{_mandir}/man3/nbdkit-ruby-plugin.3*
+%endif
 
 
 %files ssh-plugin
@@ -942,11 +1044,13 @@ export LIBGUESTFS_TRACE=1
 %{_mandir}/man1/nbdkit-tar-plugin.1*
 
 
+%if !0%{?rhel}
 %files tcl-plugin
 %doc README
 %license LICENSE
 %{_libdir}/%{name}/plugins/nbdkit-tcl-plugin.so
 %{_mandir}/man3/nbdkit-tcl-plugin.3*
+%endif
 
 
 %files tmpdisk-plugin
@@ -956,11 +1060,13 @@ export LIBGUESTFS_TRACE=1
 %{_mandir}/man1/nbdkit-tmpdisk-plugin.1*
 
 
+%if !0%{?rhel}
 %files torrent-plugin
 %doc README
 %license LICENSE
 %{_libdir}/%{name}/plugins/nbdkit-torrent-plugin.so
 %{_mandir}/man1/nbdkit-torrent-plugin.1*
+%endif
 
 
 %ifarch x86_64
@@ -1033,11 +1139,13 @@ export LIBGUESTFS_TRACE=1
 %{_mandir}/man1/nbdkit-truncate-filter.1*
 
 
+%if !0%{?rhel}
 %files ext2-filter
 %doc README
 %license LICENSE
 %{_libdir}/%{name}/filters/nbdkit-ext2-filter.so
 %{_mandir}/man1/nbdkit-ext2-filter.1*
+%endif
 
 
 %files xz-filter
@@ -1052,16 +1160,24 @@ export LIBGUESTFS_TRACE=1
 %license LICENSE
 # Include the source of the example plugins in the documentation.
 %doc plugins/example*/*.c
+%if !0%{?rhel}
 %doc plugins/example4/nbdkit-example4-plugin
 %doc plugins/lua/example.lua
-%if 0%{?have_ocaml}
+%endif
+%if !0%{?rhel} && 0%{?have_ocaml}
 %doc plugins/ocaml/example.ml
 %endif
+%if !0%{?rhel}
 %doc plugins/perl/example.pl
+%endif
 %doc plugins/python/examples/*.py
+%if !0%{?rhel}
 %doc plugins/ruby/example.rb
+%endif
 %doc plugins/sh/example.sh
+%if !0%{?rhel}
 %doc plugins/tcl/example.tcl
+%endif
 %{_includedir}/nbdkit-common.h
 %{_includedir}/nbdkit-filter.h
 %{_includedir}/nbdkit-plugin.h