diff --git a/ansible/playbooks/AdoptOpenJDK_Unix_Playbook/roles/Common/tasks/RedHat.yml b/ansible/playbooks/AdoptOpenJDK_Unix_Playbook/roles/Common/tasks/RedHat.yml
index ad0c0d71d7..9b800f2ed1 100644
--- a/ansible/playbooks/AdoptOpenJDK_Unix_Playbook/roles/Common/tasks/RedHat.yml
+++ b/ansible/playbooks/AdoptOpenJDK_Unix_Playbook/roles/Common/tasks/RedHat.yml
@@ -102,11 +102,11 @@
     - (ansible_distribution_major_version == "6") or (ansible_distribution_major_version == "7")
   tags: build_tools
 
-- name: Install additional build tools for RHEL 8 or RHEL9
+- name: Install additional build tools for RHEL >= 8
   package: "name={{ item }} state=latest"
   with_items: "{{ Additional_Build_Tools_RHEL8 }}"
   when:
-    - (ansible_distribution_major_version == "8") or (ansible_distribution_major_version == "9")
+    - (ansible_distribution_major_version | int >= 8)
   tags: build_tools
 
 - name: Install jq for SBoM parsing for build reproducibility testing