diff --git a/spack-environment/packages.yaml b/spack-environment/packages.yaml
index e54eb71edea0e9c946121b7991ed7b5445b2bc15..5d7004e31d02d9fed2e85170960cd564416053d3 100644
--- a/spack-environment/packages.yaml
+++ b/spack-environment/packages.yaml
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ packages:
     - +shared cxxstd=17
   freetype:
     require:
-    - build_system=cmake
+    - build_system=autotools
   gaudi:
     require:
     - '@38.1'