diff --git a/test/verify/check-client b/test/verify/check-client
index 999e2b634db6..c346cf3e1278 100755
--- a/test/verify/check-client
+++ b/test/verify/check-client
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import testlib
 
 # Run this on more OSes as we roll out the pybridge
 @testlib.skipImage("needs pybridge", "debian-stable", "ubuntu-2204", "fedora-37",
-                   "rhel-8*", "centos-8*", "rhel-9*", "centos-9*")
+                   "rhel-8*", "centos-8*")
 # enable this once our cockpit/ws container can beiboot
 @testlib.skipOstree("client setup does not work with ws container")
 class TestClient(testlib.MachineCase):
diff --git a/tools/cockpit.spec b/tools/cockpit.spec
index 9090ab8039af..0230d0410088 100644
--- a/tools/cockpit.spec
+++ b/tools/cockpit.spec
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Version:        0
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Source0:        https://github.com/cockpit-project/cockpit/releases/download/%{version}/cockpit-%{version}.tar.xz
 
-%if 0%{?fedora} >= 38
+%if 0%{?fedora} >= 38 || 0%{?rhel} >= 9
 %define cockpit_enable_python 1
 %endif