diff --git a/icinga2.spec b/icinga2.spec
index cb09831..efdad29 100644
--- a/icinga2.spec
+++ b/icinga2.spec
@@ -123,8 +123,17 @@ BuildRequires:  gcc48-c++
 BuildRequires:  libopenssl1-devel
 BuildRequires:  libstdc++48-devel
 %else
+%if "%{_vendor}" == "redhat" && (0%{?el7} || 0%{?rhel} == 7 || "%{?dist}" == ".el7")
+# Requires devtoolset-11 scl
+%define scl_name devtoolset-11
+%define scl_enable scl enable %{scl_name} --
+BuildRequires:  %{scl_name}-binutils
+BuildRequires:  %{scl_name}-gcc-c++
+BuildRequires:  %{scl_name}-libstdc++-devel
+%else
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:  libstdc++-devel
+%endif
 BuildRequires:  openssl-devel
 %endif
 BuildRequires:  bison