diff --git a/spack-environment/packages.yaml b/spack-environment/packages.yaml
index d8d30df74fffbe9913afff61125eaad1f7008aa6..e54eb71edea0e9c946121b7991ed7b5445b2bc15 100644
--- a/spack-environment/packages.yaml
+++ b/spack-environment/packages.yaml
@@ -127,6 +127,9 @@ packages:
     require:
     - '@9.1.0'
     - +shared cxxstd=17
+  freetype:
+    require:
+    - build_system=cmake
   gaudi:
     require:
     - '@38.1'