diff --git a/scripts/pkgdep/rhel.sh b/scripts/pkgdep/rhel.sh
index c2f0f9f82..c56c113b5 100755
--- a/scripts/pkgdep/rhel.sh
+++ b/scripts/pkgdep/rhel.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ if echo "$ID $VERSION_ID" | grep -E -q 'centos 8'; then
 fi
 yum install -y gcc gcc-c++ make CUnit-devel libaio-devel openssl-devel \
 	libuuid-devel libiscsi-devel ncurses-devel
-if echo "$ID $VERSION_ID" | grep -E -q 'centos 8'; then
+if echo "$ID $VERSION_ID" | grep -E -q 'centos 8|rhel 8'; then
 	yum install -y python36
 	#Create hard link to use in SPDK as python
 	if [[ ! -e /usr/bin/python && -e /etc/alternative/python3 ]]; then