diff --git a/R-Rcpp.spec b/R-Rcpp.spec
index a32b2a0..3d2b76b 100644
--- a/R-Rcpp.spec
+++ b/R-Rcpp.spec
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ BuildRequires:	R-RUnit
 BuildRequires:	R-inline
 BuildRequires:	dos2unix
 
-%if %{?fedora}%{!?fedora:0} >= 31
+%if %{?fedora}%{!?fedora:0} >= 31 || %{?rhel}%{!?rhel:0} >= 8
 BuildRequires:	R-rpm-macros
 %else
 Requires:	R-core%{?_isa}