diff --git a/podman.spec b/podman.spec
index bd25c0a..8019e03 100644
--- a/podman.spec
+++ b/podman.spec
@@ -420,7 +420,10 @@ export GO111MODULE=off
 export GOPATH=$(pwd)/_build:$(pwd)
 export CGO_CFLAGS='-O2 -g -grecord-gcc-switches -pipe -Wall -Werror=format-security -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -specs=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-hardened-cc1 -ffat-lto-objects -fexceptions -fasynchronous-unwind-tables -fstack-protector-strong -fstack-clash-protection -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64'
 %ifarch x86_64
-export CGO_CFLAGS="$CGO_CFLAGS -m64 -mtune=generic -fcf-protection"
+export CGO_CFLAGS="$CGO_CFLAGS -m64 -mtune=generic"
+%if 0%{?fedora} || 0%{?centos} >= 8
+export CGO_CFLAGS="$CGO_CFLAGS -fcf-protection"
+%endif
 %endif
 # These extra flags present in %%{optflags} have been skipped for now as they break the build
 #export CGO_CFLAGS="$CGO_CFLAGS -flto=auto -Wp,D_GLIBCXX_ASSERTIONS -specs=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-annobin-cc1"