diff --git a/spack-environment/packages.yaml b/spack-environment/packages.yaml
index 0e8da6430116ee4a7862efd7f3e35765d3d5e2b1..1459d97e77981b4220b4a14617a0c91164ca739c 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'