diff --git a/opennlp-tokenize-models.spec b/opennlp-tokenize-models.spec
index 66ccc74..4ed7be4 100644
--- a/opennlp-tokenize-models.spec
+++ b/opennlp-tokenize-models.spec
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ License:        Apache-2.0
 URL:            https://opennlp.sourceforge.net
 Source0:        https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/edu/washington/cs/knowitall/%{name}/%{version}/%{name}-%{version}-sources.jar
 Source1:        http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt
-BuildRequires:  java-devel
+BuildRequires:  java-devel >= 1.8
 BuildRequires:  javapackages-local >= 6
 BuildRequires:  unzip
 BuildArch:      noarch