diff --git a/scripts/mckernel.spec.in b/scripts/mckernel.spec.in
index 623b43b1..189391d0 100644
--- a/scripts/mckernel.spec.in
+++ b/scripts/mckernel.spec.in
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ Requires(post):   /usr/sbin/depmod
 Requires(postun): /usr/sbin/depmod
 %else
 BuildRequires: systemd-devel numactl-devel binutils-devel kernel-devel
+# Friendly reminder of the fact that kernel-rpm-macros is no longer included in kernel-devel
+%if 0%{?rhel} >= 8 && %{undefined kernel_module_package_buildreqs}
+BuildRequires: redhat-rpm-config kernel-rpm-macros elfutils-libelf-devel kmod
+%else
 %if 0%{?rhel} >= 8
 BuildRequires: %kernel_module_package_buildreqs >= %{krequires}
 %else
@@ -39,6 +43,7 @@ BuildRequires: %kernel_module_package_buildreqs = %{krequires}
 %endif
 %kernel_module_package %{?kmod_flavors}
 %endif
+%endif
 
 %description
 Interface for Heterogeneous Kernels and McKernel.