diff --git a/matthewlib-java.spec b/matthewlib-java.spec
index aee3410..0c0cc57 100644
--- a/matthewlib-java.spec
+++ b/matthewlib-java.spec
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Patch1:         classpath_fix.patch
 Patch2:         libmatthew-java-0.8-jdk10.patch
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
-BuildRequires:  java-devel
+BuildRequires:  java-devel >= 1.8
 BuildRequires:  javapackages-tools
 Requires:       javapackages-tools
 Requires:       jre >= 1.5.0