diff --git a/chromium.spec b/chromium.spec
index 4f31615a..750851ad 100644
--- a/chromium.spec
+++ b/chromium.spec
@@ -73,8 +73,12 @@
 %if 0%{?rhel} == 7
 %global chromium_pybin /usr/bin/python3
 %else
+%if 0%{?rhel} == 8
+%global chromium_pybin /usr/bin/python3.9
+%else
 %global chromium_pybin %{__python3}
 %endif
+%endif
 
 # va-api only supported in rhel >= 9 and fedora
 %global use_vaapi 1
@@ -1321,7 +1325,7 @@ udev.
 
 # Change shebang in all relevant files in this directory and all subdirectories
 # 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]\?=#!%{__python3}=' {} +
+find -type f \( -iname "*.py" \) -exec sed -i '1s=^#! */usr/bin/\(python\|env python\)[23]\?=#!%{chromium_pybin}=' {} +
 
 # Add correct path for nodejs binary
 %if ! %{system_nodejs}