diff --git a/telegram-desktop.changes b/telegram-desktop.changes
index 502e82c..fa775f1 100644
--- a/telegram-desktop.changes
+++ b/telegram-desktop.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Oct 11 13:11:23 UTC 2023 - Dominique Leuenberger <dimstar@opensuse.org>
+
+- Drop freetype-devel BuildRequires: there is already
+  pkgconfig(freetype2) and it seems unlikely that both versions are
+  being used.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Oct  3 13:02:03 UTC 2023 - Manfred Hollstein <manfred.h@gmx.net>
 
diff --git a/telegram-desktop.spec b/telegram-desktop.spec
index 7b88538..70a8b18 100644
--- a/telegram-desktop.spec
+++ b/telegram-desktop.spec
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ BuildRequires:  cmake >= 3.16
 BuildRequires:  desktop-file-utils
 BuildRequires:  enchant-devel
 BuildRequires:  ffmpeg-devel
-BuildRequires:  freetype-devel
 %if %{with compiler_upgrade}
 BuildRequires:  gcc10
 BuildRequires:  gcc10-c++