diff --git a/.chromium.metadata b/.chromium.metadata
index 3334efe1..6ba0314e 100644
--- a/.chromium.metadata
+++ b/.chromium.metadata
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ dea187019741602d57aaf189a80abba261fbd2aa  SOURCES/linux-x64-0.19.2.tgz
 a2a9663fa5c46439dafbc1b0f23825b2a8c68acf  SOURCES/msspi-2e626e5a5605cc4c03fa4bfc0145e459864e897a.tar.xz
 6fa9320397a6393a77152807c6de0306837dcc5f  SOURCES/Chromium-Gost-39c440395462a753a3f064f7e28fdc2bc3173bf2.tar.xz
 4543172087b8a3971b37ddaa4cf1fc91a575bfae  SOURCES/Chromium-Gost-3224c62bcc360b80de98da20358cbbe16d773c10.tar.xz
-f8e140b06b9255dc5b1e9bbfa80d299570b2fcc2  SOURCES/v0.69.4.tar.gz
+b66519ed49abdd4712315ae3a4645830073c09cf  SOURCES/bindgen-cli-aarch64.tar.xz
+107a886d1095bb01268e6cd51f1878385e694229  SOURCES/bindgen-cli-x86_64.tar.xz
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 61cc7649..91e6709e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,3 +6,5 @@ SOURCES/node-v20.6.1-linux-arm64.tar.xz
 SOURCES/chromium-browser-gost-icons.tar.xz
 SOURCES/msspi-2e626e5a5605cc4c03fa4bfc0145e459864e897a.tar.xz
 SOURCES/Chromium-Gost-3224c62bcc360b80de98da20358cbbe16d773c10.tar.xz
+SOURCES/bindgen-cli-aarch64.tar.xz
+SOURCES/bindgen-cli-x86_64.tar.xz
diff --git a/SPECS/chromium.spec b/SPECS/chromium.spec
index cfa1d23e..3ceb44ed 100644
--- a/SPECS/chromium.spec
+++ b/SPECS/chromium.spec
@@ -562,7 +562,8 @@ 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}
@@ -1367,6 +1368,20 @@ install -m0644 %{SOURCE50} ./chrome/browser/resources/new_tab_page/icons/google_
 # 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
@@ -1428,18 +1443,6 @@ 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}