diff --git a/imgutil/confluent_imgutil.spec.tmpl b/imgutil/confluent_imgutil.spec.tmpl
index 268b63f6..16ab1114 100644
--- a/imgutil/confluent_imgutil.spec.tmpl
+++ b/imgutil/confluent_imgutil.spec.tmpl
@@ -13,9 +13,13 @@ Requires: squashfs-tools
 %if "%{dist}" == ".el9"
 Requires: squashfs-tools
 %else
+%if "%{dist}" == ".el7"
+Requires: squashfs-tools
+%else
 Requires: squashfs
 %endif
 %endif
+%endif
 
 
 %description