diff --git a/python3.14.spec b/python3.14.spec
index bb1128d..d666832 100644
--- a/python3.14.spec
+++ b/python3.14.spec
@@ -801,8 +801,8 @@ rm -r Modules/_decimal/libmpdec
 rm configure pyconfig.h.in
 
 # Patch out the version requirement on autoconf 2.72
-# This can be removed when Fedora 40 goes EOL (2025-05-28)
-sed -i "s/AC_PREREQ(\[2\.72\])/AC_PREREQ([2.71])/" configure.ac
+# We need it to allow the version available in RHEL 9
+sed -i "s/AC_PREREQ(\[2\.72\])/AC_PREREQ([2.69])/" configure.ac
 
 # ======================================================
 # Configuring and building the code: