diff --git a/packaging/linux/rpm/openra.spec b/packaging/linux/rpm/openra.spec
index 68ad802af2..bcdb5ef781 100644
--- a/packaging/linux/rpm/openra.spec
+++ b/packaging/linux/rpm/openra.spec
@@ -12,7 +12,12 @@ License: GPL-3.0
 URL: http://open-ra.org
 Group: Amusements/Games
 Packager: Matthew Bowra-Dean <matthew@ijw.co.nz>
-Requires: mono-core mono-devel SDL openal freetype2
+Requires: mono-core mono-devel SDL openal
+%if 0%{?fedora}
+Requires: freetype
+%else
+Requires: freetype2
+%endif
 Prefix: /usr
 Source: %{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 BuildRoot: /tmp/openra
@@ -36,4 +41,4 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 /usr/bin/openra-editor
 /usr/share/applications/*.desktop
 /usr/share/icons/hicolor/*/apps/*.png
-/usr/share/icons/hicolor/*/apps/*.svg
\ No newline at end of file
+/usr/share/icons/hicolor/*/apps/*.svg