diff --git a/packaging/rpm/amanda.spec.src b/packaging/rpm/amanda.spec.src
index 23f83b64cc..d55f5230bf 100644
--- a/packaging/rpm/amanda.spec.src
+++ b/packaging/rpm/amanda.spec.src
@@ -134,7 +134,21 @@
         %define distver 7
 	%define curl libcurl
     %endif
-   
+    %if %(awk '$1 == "Red" && $6 ~ /8.*/ { exit 1; }' /etc/redhat-release; echo $?)
+        %define dist redhat
+        %define disttag rhel
+        %define distver 8
+        %define curl libcurl
+        %define use_libtirpc BuildRequires: libtirpc-devel
+    %endif
+    %if %(awk '$1 == "Red" && $6 ~ /9.*/ { exit 1; }' /etc/redhat-release; echo $?)
+        %define dist redhat
+        %define disttag rhel
+        %define distver 9
+        %define curl libcurl
+        %define use_libtirpc BuildRequires: libtirpc-devel
+    %endif
+
     # If dist is undefined, we didn't detect.
     %{!?dist:%define dist unknown}
 %endif
@@ -216,6 +230,7 @@ BuildRequires: %{curl}-devel >= 7.10.0
 BuildRequires: openssl
 BuildRequires: openssl-devel
 BuildRequires: perl(ExtUtils::Embed)
+%{?use_libtirpc}
 %{?prereq_sharutils}
 Requires: /bin/awk
 Requires: /bin/date