diff --git a/libebml.spec b/libebml.spec
index 4f9b55a..ab2a917 100644
--- a/libebml.spec
+++ b/libebml.spec
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+%if 0%{?el9}
+%global _without_utf8cpp 1
+%endif
+
 Summary:    Extensible Binary Meta Language library
 Name:       libebml
 Version:    1.4.2
@@ -10,7 +14,7 @@ Patch0:     %{name}-use-system-utf8cpp.patch
 Patch1:     %{name}-gcc11.patch
 BuildRequires: cmake3
 BuildRequires: gcc-c++
-BuildRequires: utf8cpp-devel
+%{!?_without_utf8cpp:BuildRequires: utf8cpp-devel}
 
 %description
 Extensible Binary Meta Language access library A library for reading
@@ -35,9 +39,11 @@ will use the Extensible Binary Meta Language library.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
+%{!?_without_utf8cpp:
 %patch0 -p1 -b .utf8cpp
-%patch1 -p1 -b .gcc11
 rm -r src/lib/utf8-cpp
+}
+%patch1 -p1 -b .gcc11dd
 
 
 %build