diff --git a/imgutil/confluent_imgutil.spec.tmpl b/imgutil/confluent_imgutil.spec.tmpl
index a5c93f42..76862999 100644
--- a/imgutil/confluent_imgutil.spec.tmpl
+++ b/imgutil/confluent_imgutil.spec.tmpl
@@ -7,6 +7,16 @@ URL: https://hpc.lenovo.com/
 Source: confluent_imgutil.tar.xz
 BuildArch: noarch
 BuildRoot: /tmp/
+%if "%{dist}" == ".el8"
+Requires squashfs-tools
+%else
+%if "%{dist}" == ".el9"
+Requires squashfs-tools
+%else
+Requires squashfs
+%endif
+%endif
+
 
 %description
 Utility for generating, modifying, and packing confluent deployment