diff --git a/mono-core.spec b/mono-core.spec
index d37f3a4a42..d4e5fe8c66 100644
--- a/mono-core.spec
+++ b/mono-core.spec
@@ -45,12 +45,12 @@ BuildRequires:  krb5-devel
 BuildRequires:  gettext
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
-%if 0%{?rhel} >= 8
-BuildRequires:	python36
 %define __python3 /usr/bin/python3
-%endif
 %if 0%{?rhel} < 7
+BuildRequires:	python34
 BuildRequires:  devtoolset-2-toolchain
+%else
+BuildRequires:  python3
 %endif
 BuildRequires:  libgdiplus-devel
 BuildRequires:  libtool