diff --git a/utils/packpack/startpackpack.sh b/utils/packpack/startpackpack.sh
index 4af3cc161..6a51e2995 100755
--- a/utils/packpack/startpackpack.sh
+++ b/utils/packpack/startpackpack.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 # General sanity checks
 checksanity () {
     # Check to see if this script has access to all the commands it needs
-    for CMD in set echo curl git ln mkdir rmdir cat patch; do
+    for CMD in set echo curl git ln mkdir rmdir cat patch sed; do
       type $CMD 2>&1 > /dev/null
 
       if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
@@ -298,6 +298,11 @@ if [ "${OS}" == "el" ] || [ "${OS}" == "fedora" ]; then
   commonprep
   echo "Begin Redhat build..."
 
+  # Newer Redhat distros use dnf package manager rather than yum
+  if [ "${DIST}" -gt "7" ]; then
+    sed -i 's\yum\dnf\' utils/packpack/redhat_package.mk
+  fi
+
   setrpmpkgname
 
   ln -sfT distros/redhat rpm