diff --git a/chevah_build b/chevah_build
index 9463dc1a3..65bb755e8 100755
--- a/chevah_build
+++ b/chevah_build
@@ -331,8 +331,8 @@ case $OS in
         export PATH="/usr/local/bin:$PATH"
         # In particular, Perl's Test::Simple and its deps are required.
         execute perl -MTest::Simple -e 1
-        # Version 6.0.0 can't build on RHEL 5 and clones.
-        PSUTIL_VERSION="5.9.8"
+        # Version 5.9.8 and newer can't build on RHEL 5 and clones.
+        PSUTIL_VERSION="5.9.6"
         ;;
     *)
         # Only supported Linux distributions should be left.