diff --git a/python.changes b/python.changes
index 8619fd5..f54c1f8 100644
--- a/python.changes
+++ b/python.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu May  7 15:04:03 UTC 2015 - fstrba@suse.com
+
+- For openSUSE:Factory, build against the new freetype2-bootstrap
+  package to avoid build cycles in the build service.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Feb 25 16:31:37 UTC 2015 - jmatejek@suse.com
 
diff --git a/python.spec b/python.spec
index 29cbd9d..b261506 100644
--- a/python.spec
+++ b/python.spec
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ Obsoletes:      python21
 Obsoletes:      python-64bit
 %endif
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
+%if 0%{?suse_version} > 1320
+BuildRequires:  freetype2-bootstrap
+#!BuildIgnore:  libfreetype6
+%endif
 
 %description
 Python is an interpreted, object-oriented programming language, and is