diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f6139f41..8acff25f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ This file is used to list changes made in each version of the firewall cookbook.
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+- Default to `firewalld` on EL8
+
 ## 6.2.18 - *2023-07-31*
 
 Fixes typo in FORWARD chain of nftables default ruleset
diff --git a/libraries/provider_firewall_firewalld.rb b/libraries/provider_firewall_firewalld.rb
index 82056d8e..b8a3c1dc 100644
--- a/libraries/provider_firewall_firewalld.rb
+++ b/libraries/provider_firewall_firewalld.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class Provider::FirewallFirewalld < Chef::Provider::LWRPBase
     include FirewallCookbook::Helpers::Firewalld
 
     provides :firewall, os: 'linux', platform_family: %w(rhel fedora amazon) do |node|
-      (node['platform_version'].to_i == 7 && !node['firewall']['redhat7_iptables']) || (amazon_linux? && !node['firewall']['redhat7_iptables'])
+      (node['platform_version'].to_i >= 7 && !node['firewall']['redhat7_iptables']) || (amazon_linux? && !node['firewall']['redhat7_iptables'])
     end
 
     def whyrun_supported?