diff --git a/libreadline-java.spec b/libreadline-java.spec
index 0029cda..c584b34 100644
--- a/libreadline-java.spec
+++ b/libreadline-java.spec
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Patch1:         libreadline-java-libdir.patch
 Patch2:         libreadline-java-0.8.0-missing-return-type.patch
 Patch3:         libreadline-java-0.8.0-jdk10.patch
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
-BuildRequires:  java-devel >= 1.6.0
+BuildRequires:  java-devel >= 1.8
 BuildRequires:  javapackages-tools
 BuildRequires:  libedit-devel >= 2.9
 BuildRequires:  ncurses-devel