diff --git a/java-latest-openjdk-portable.spec b/java-latest-openjdk-portable.spec
index ffb74a8..8a3b968 100644
--- a/java-latest-openjdk-portable.spec
+++ b/java-latest-openjdk-portable.spec
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+%if (0%{?rhel} > 0 && 0%{?rhel} < 8)
 # portable jdk 17 specific bug, _jvmdir being missing
 %define _jvmdir /usr/lib/jvm
 %endif