diff --git a/SPECS/ipa.spec b/SPECS/ipa.spec
index cc6a92e..d5238cb 100644
--- a/SPECS/ipa.spec
+++ b/SPECS/ipa.spec
@@ -1059,7 +1059,8 @@ find \
 %configure --with-vendor-suffix=-%{release} \
            %{enable_server_option} \
            %{with_ipatests_option} \
-           %{linter_options}
+           %{linter_options} \
+           --with-ipaplatform=rhel
 popd
 %endif # ! with_python2
 
@@ -1068,7 +1069,8 @@ pushd %{_builddir}/freeipa-%{version}-python3
 %configure --with-vendor-suffix=-%{release} \
            %{enable_server_option} \
            %{with_ipatests_option} \
-           %{linter_options}
+           %{linter_options} \
+           --with-ipaplatform=rhel
 popd
 
 # run build in default dir