diff --git a/spamassassin.spec b/spamassassin.spec
index 0fb2d0b..831fbae 100644
--- a/spamassassin.spec
+++ b/spamassassin.spec
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@
 %define option_ssl 1
 %endif
 
-# Split perl-devel (FC7+)
-%if 0%{?fedora} > 6
+# Split perl-devel (FC7+ and RHEL-8+)
+%if 0%{?fedora} > 6 || 0%{?rhel} > 7
 %define perl_devel 1
 %endif