diff --git a/cmake_targets/tools/build_helper b/cmake_targets/tools/build_helper
index 22905e1a3b..9b643ab16e 100755
--- a/cmake_targets/tools/build_helper
+++ b/cmake_targets/tools/build_helper
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ OS_DISTRO=$(grep "^ID=" /etc/os-release | sed "s/ID=//" | sed "s/\"//g")
 OS_RELEASE=$(grep "^VERSION_ID=" /etc/os-release | sed "s/VERSION_ID=//" | sed "s/\"//g")
 case "$OS_DISTRO" in
   fedora) OS_BASEDISTRO="fedora"; INSTALLER="dnf"; CMAKE="cmake" ;;
-  rhel)   OS_BASEDISTRO="fedora"; INSTALLER="dnf"; CMAKE="cmake" ;;
+  rhel)   OS_BASEDISTRO="fedora"; INSTALLER="dnf"; CMAKE="cmake3" ;;
   rocky)  OS_BASEDISTRO="fedora"; INSTALLER="dnf"; CMAKE="cmake" ;;
   centos) OS_BASEDISTRO="centos"; INSTALLER="yum"; CMAKE="cmake3" ;;
   debian) OS_BASEDISTRO="debian"; INSTALLER="apt-get"; CMAKE="cmake" ;;