diff --git a/doc/conf.py b/doc/conf.py
index 6acc33af3..acddfeb09 100644
--- a/doc/conf.py
+++ b/doc/conf.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ extensions = [
     'sphinx.ext.intersphinx',
     'sphinx.ext.viewcode',
     'sphinx.ext.githubpages',
-    'recommonmark',
+    'm2r',
 ]
 
 # Add any paths that contain templates here, relative to this directory.
diff --git a/doc/requirements.txt b/doc/requirements.txt
index 4d3e30fa4..c1c3de444 100644
--- a/doc/requirements.txt
+++ b/doc/requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
-recommonmark
+# convert markdown to rest
+m2r
 
diff --git a/freeipa.spec.in b/freeipa.spec.in
index f04e8ef53..bfd2e263f 100755
--- a/freeipa.spec.in
+++ b/freeipa.spec.in
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ BuildRequires:  python3-wheel
 
 %if 0%{?with_doc}
 BuildRequires: python3-sphinx
-BuildRequires: python3-recommonmark
+BuildRequires: python3-m2r
 %endif
 
 #