diff --git a/imgutil/confluent_imgutil.spec.tmpl b/imgutil/confluent_imgutil.spec.tmpl
index f7dea7a7..5d49bbad 100644
--- a/imgutil/confluent_imgutil.spec.tmpl
+++ b/imgutil/confluent_imgutil.spec.tmpl
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ BuildRoot: /tmp/
 %if "%{dist}" == ".el8"
 Requires: squashfs-tools cpio
 %else
-%if "%{dist}" == ".el9"
+%if "%{dist}" == ".el9" || "${dist}" == ".el10"
 Requires: squashfs-tools cpio
 %else
 %if "%{dist}" == ".el7"