diff --git a/freetype2.spec b/freetype2.spec
index 472accf..b15312e 100644
--- a/freetype2.spec
+++ b/freetype2.spec
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ Requires:       libfreetype6 = %{version}, zlib-devel
 %ifarch ppc64
 Obsoletes:      freetype2-devel-64bit
 %endif
-#
+# there is no freetype-devel on suse:
+Provides:       freetype-devel
 
 %description devel
 This package contains all necessary include files, libraries and