diff --git a/desktop/kde/applications/lokalize/files/lokalize_build_with_hunspell1.6.patch b/desktop/kde/applications/lokalize/files/lokalize_build_with_hunspell1.6.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7f29da8d9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/desktop/kde/applications/lokalize/files/lokalize_build_with_hunspell1.6.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- lokalize-16.12.0/cmake/FindHUNSPELL.cmake.old	2016-12-23 16:15:35.394980599 -0600
++++ lokalize-16.12.0/cmake/FindHUNSPELL.cmake	2016-12-23 16:16:02.782697414 -0600
+@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
+ 
+ FIND_PATH(HUNSPELL_INCLUDE_DIR hunspell/hunspell.hxx )
+ 
+-FIND_LIBRARY(HUNSPELL_LIBRARIES NAMES hunspell-2.0 hunspell-1.5 hunspell-1.4 hunspell-1.3 hunspell-1.2)
++FIND_LIBRARY(HUNSPELL_LIBRARIES NAMES hunspell-2.0 hunspell-1.6 hunspell-1.5 hunspell-1.4 hunspell-1.3 hunspell-1.2)
+ 
+ # handle the QUIETLY and REQUIRED arguments and set HUNSPELL_FOUND to TRUE if 
+ # all listed variables are TRUE 
diff --git a/desktop/kde/applications/lokalize/pspec.xml b/desktop/kde/applications/lokalize/pspec.xml
index 13068d0091..69b3fc0753 100644
--- a/desktop/kde/applications/lokalize/pspec.xml
+++ b/desktop/kde/applications/lokalize/pspec.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
             <Dependency>extra-cmake-modules</Dependency>
             <Dependency>kdoctools-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>kio-devel</Dependency>
-            <Dependency>hunspell-devel</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>enchant-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>kitemviews-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>ki18n-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>kross-devel</Dependency>
@@ -35,11 +35,15 @@
             <Dependency>kconfigwidgets-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>knotifications-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>kwidgetsaddons-devel</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>pkgconfig</Dependency>
             <Dependency versionFrom="5.7.1">qt5-sql-postgresql</Dependency>
             <Dependency versionFrom="5.7.1">qt5-sql-mysql</Dependency>
             <Dependency versionFrom="5.7.1">qt5-sql-sqlite</Dependency>
             <Dependency versionFrom="5.7.1">qt5-sql-odbc</Dependency>
         </BuildDependencies>
+        <Patches>
+            <Patch level="1">lokalize_build_with_hunspell1.6.patch</Patch>
+        </Patches>
     </Source>
 
     <Package>