diff --git a/ostree.spec b/ostree.spec
index 62606bb..dd709a3 100644
--- a/ostree.spec
+++ b/ostree.spec
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@
 %else
     %bcond_without tests
 %endif
+%if 0%{?rhel} < 10
+    %bcond_with composefs
+%else
+    %bcond_without composefs
+%endif
 
 Summary: Tool for managing bootable, immutable filesystem trees
 Name: ostree
@@ -46,7 +51,9 @@ BuildRequires: pkgconfig(libsystemd)
 BuildRequires: /usr/bin/g-ir-scanner
 BuildRequires: dracut
 BuildRequires:  bison
+%if %{with composefs}
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig(composefs)
+%endif
 
 # Runtime requirements
 Requires: dracut
@@ -55,7 +62,9 @@ Requires: systemd-units
 Requires: %{name}-libs%{?_isa} = %{?epoch:%{epoch}:}%{version}-%{release}
 # Strictly speaking, this is not a current hard requirement, but it will
 # be in the future.
+%if %{with composefs}
 Requires: composefs
+%endif
 
 %description
 libostree is a shared library designed primarily for
@@ -110,7 +119,7 @@ env NOCONFIGURE=1 ./autogen.sh
            --with-selinux \
            --with-curl \
            --with-openssl \
-           --with-composefs \
+           %{?with_composefs:--with-composefs} \
            %{?with_tests:--with-soup3} \
            %{?with_tests:--enable-installed-tests=exclusive} \
            --with-dracut=yesbutnoconf