diff --git a/maven-surefire-provider-junit5.spec b/maven-surefire-provider-junit5.spec
index df71d56..abf602a 100644
--- a/maven-surefire-provider-junit5.spec
+++ b/maven-surefire-provider-junit5.spec
@@ -105,7 +105,11 @@ sed -i /-Xdoclint:all/d pom.xml
 
 %build
 pushd surefire-providers/surefire-junit-platform
-%mvn_build -f
+%mvn_build -f \
+%if %{?pkg_vcmp:%pkg_vcmp java-devel >= 9}%{!?pkg_vcmp:0}
+	-- -Dmaven.compiler.release=8
+%endif
+
 popd
 
 %install