diff --git a/adaptx.spec b/adaptx.spec
index 1c17e30..aa6e7be 100644
--- a/adaptx.spec
+++ b/adaptx.spec
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Source0:        %{name}-%{version}-src.tar.bz2
 Patch0:         %{name}-%{version}-xsl.patch
 Patch1:         %{name}-%{version}-icedtea-build.patch
 BuildRequires:  ant >= 1.6
-BuildRequires:  java-devel >= 1.7
+BuildRequires:  java-devel >= 1.8
 BuildRequires:  javapackages-tools
 BuildRequires:  log4j
 BuildRequires:  xerces-j2