diff --git a/seadrive-daemon.spec b/seadrive-daemon.spec
index 0c551d2..931f472 100644
--- a/seadrive-daemon.spec
+++ b/seadrive-daemon.spec
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  intltool
 BuildRequires:  libtool
 BuildRequires:  make
+%if 0%{?rhel} >= 9
 BuildRequires:  libwebsockets-devel
+%endif
 
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(fuse)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(glib-2.0)
@@ -58,7 +60,12 @@ Requires:       %{name}%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
 
 %build
 ./autogen.sh
-%configure --disable-static PYTHON=%{__python3}
+%configure \
+  --disable-static \
+%if 0%{?rhel} < 9
+  --disable-ws \
+%endif
+  PYTHON=%{__python3}
 %make_build