diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6a2d41a5..4f2e25c3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -36,3 +36,5 @@
 /linux-arm64-0.19.2.tgz
 /linux-x64-0.19.2.tgz
 /v0.69.4.tar.gz
+/bindgen-cli-aarch64.tar.xz
+/bindgen-cli-x86_64.tar.xz
diff --git a/chromium.spec b/chromium.spec
index fb019c29..43df6131 100644
--- a/chromium.spec
+++ b/chromium.spec
@@ -513,7 +513,8 @@ Source15: https://registry.npmjs.org/@esbuild/linux-arm64/-/linux-arm64-%{esbuil
 %endif
 
 # bindgen for epel8
-Source16: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-bindgen/archive/refs/tags/v0.69.4.tar.gz
+Source16: https://than.fedorapeople.org/epel8/bindgen-cli-aarch64.tar.xz
+Source17: https://than.fedorapeople.org/epel8/bindgen-cli-x86_64.tar.xz
 
 # esbuild binary from fedora
 %if 0%{?fedora}
@@ -1213,6 +1214,20 @@ Qt6 UI for chromium.
 # See `man find` for how the `-exec command {} +` syntax works
 find -type f \( -iname "*.py" \) -exec sed -i '1s=^#! */usr/bin/\(python\|env python\)[23]\?=#!%{chromium_pybin}=' {} +
 
+# workaround for missing bindgen on el8
+%if 0%{?rhel} == 8
+%ifarch aarch64
+tar -Jxf %{SOURCE16}
+%endif
+%ifarch x86_64
+tar -Jxf %{SOURCE17}
+%endif
+mkdir -p usr/%{_lib}
+pushd usr/%{_lib}
+ln -fs %{_libdir}/libclang* .
+popd 
+%endif
+
 # Add correct path for nodejs binary
 %if ! %{system_nodejs}
   pushd third_party/node/linux
@@ -1274,18 +1289,6 @@ cp -a third_party/dav1d/version/version.h third_party/dav1d/libdav1d/include/dav
 %endif
 
 %build
-# build bindgen on el8
-%if 0%{?rhel} == 8
-tar -zxf %{SOURCE16}
-pushd rust-bindgen-0.69.4
-cargo --offline build
-mkdir -p ..%{_bindir} ..%{_libdir}
-cp target/debug/bindgen ..%{_bindir}
-pushd ..%{_libdir}
-ln -fs %{_libdir}/libclang* .
-popd
-popd
-%endif
 
 # reduce warnings
 %if %{clang}
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 60b93c8d..824d4710 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@ SHA512 (node-v20.6.1-linux-x64.tar.xz) = 7e15c05041a9a50f0046266aadb2e092a5aefbe
 SHA512 (linux-arm64-0.19.2.tgz) = 8a0d8fec6786fffcd6954d00820037a55d61e60762c74300df0801f8db27057562c221a063bedfb8df56af9ba80abb366336987e881782c5996e6f871abd3dc6
 SHA512 (linux-x64-0.19.2.tgz) = a31cc74c4bfa54f9b75d735a1cfc944d3b5efb7c06bfba9542da9a642ae0b2d235ea00ae84d3ad0572c406405110fe7b61377af0fd15803806ef78d20fc6f05d
 SHA512 (chromium-127.0.6533.72-clean.tar.xz) = 6faa0b0df800bafb31acb003d23f62e5eeea12c49ed3b9bf52c2e4f7ef3a7d7f6069f41026092bcb1e222dcbf4f0a3a0595e9be52502375f0b1094551cc7a98c
-SHA512 (v0.69.4.tar.gz) = a493474c89255c801c6fd4eb44e6a94f4d23830dc13c0bbae08c46e5c364e0df176fc00174d6462b70239578d0821e9ff1aaf127d8c60688f38a50a62cf292f4
+SHA512 (bindgen-cli-aarch64.tar.xz) = 1a5ae4e8fdd31d80e8111c4d5f2115336684763ecd3a442ffecdbc2a37bab146f88bdee0bb1ea7a98e1049f81b12e64bd0ce5510529b30a74ce3306488ac129b
+SHA512 (bindgen-cli-x86_64.tar.xz) = 7ccc9b43b32d3a064a75cfc150e060711356da8fe98e83d855bae017108ef8e9e172fbdd6e2579433c19cfb56ababa5b77a8db6fa57a5e657a3878778ca10a37