diff --git a/python-breathe.spec b/python-breathe.spec
index ea334f3..5f88a11 100644
--- a/python-breathe.spec
+++ b/python-breathe.spec
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ Source0:        %{URL}/archive/v%{version}.tar.gz
 Source1:        %{URL}/releases/download/v%{version}/%{srcname}-%{version}.tar.gz.sig
 Source2:        https://keyserver.ubuntu.com/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x8aed58021feacdd5f27ba0e6a72f627716ea9d96#./vermware.key
 
+Patch1:         rhel_sphinx.patch
+
 BuildArch:      noarch
 
 BuildRequires:  doxygen >= 1.8.4
@@ -61,7 +63,10 @@ This package contains documentation for developer documentation for %{srcname}.
 
 %prep
 %{gpgverify} --keyring='%{SOURCE2}' --signature='%{SOURCE1}' --data='%{SOURCE0}'
-%autosetup -n %{srcname}-%{version} -p1
+%setup -n %{srcname}-%{version}
+%if 0%{?rhel}
+%patch1 -p1
+%endif
 
 %build
 %py3_build
diff --git a/rhel_sphinx.patch b/rhel_sphinx.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d2a3793
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rhel_sphinx.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- ./setup.py.orig	2022-09-27 22:28:17.199596002 +0100
++++ ./setup.py	2022-09-27 22:28:31.967541206 +0100
+@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Breathe is an extension to reStructuredT
+  render `Doxygen <http://www.doxygen.org>`__ xml output.
+ """
+ 
+-requires = ["Sphinx>=4.0,<6,!=5.0.0", "docutils>=0.12"]
++requires = ["Sphinx", "docutils>=0.12"]
+ 
+ if sys.version_info < (3, 6):
+     print("ERROR: Sphinx requires at least Python 3.6 to run.")