diff --git a/axis.spec b/axis.spec
index 8bddf00..67bf9d7 100644
--- a/axis.spec
+++ b/axis.spec
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ Requires:       apache-commons-httpclient
 Requires:       apache-commons-logging
 Requires:       glassfish-activation-api
 Requires:       jakarta-commons-discovery
-Requires:       java
+Requires:       java >= 1.8
 Requires:       javamail
 Requires:       jaxp_parser_impl
 Requires:       reload4j