diff --git a/desktop/font/fontconfig/files/0001-fix-test-with-freetype2-2.7.1.patch b/desktop/font/fontconfig/files/0001-fix-test-with-freetype2-2.7.1.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9c35730c95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/desktop/font/fontconfig/files/0001-fix-test-with-freetype2-2.7.1.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+From 165f0f012f8d4bebb12d188c1c2a369d233d586e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Christian Hesse <mail@eworm.de>
+Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2017 10:01:54 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH 1/1] fix test with freetype2 2.7.1
+
+Upstream freetype2 applied a patch from openSuSE [0]:
+
+[pcf] Enrich family name with foundry name and glyph width info.
+3576487add2f0e9691e8c43f8b0cd8e61aebf14f
+
+This prepends the foundry name plus a space to the family name. We needs
+change the font name in expexted test output.
+
+[0] http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=3576487add2f0e9691e8c43f8b0cd8e61aebf14f
+
+Signed-off-by: Christian Hesse <mail@eworm.de>
+---
+ test/out.expected | 12 ++++++------
+ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/test/out.expected b/test/out.expected
+index 39634c5..f3a8856 100644
+--- a/test/out.expected
++++ b/test/out.expected
+@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
+-Fixed:pixelsize=16
+-Fixed:pixelsize=6
++Misc Fixed:pixelsize=6
++Sony Fixed:pixelsize=16
+ =
+-Fixed:pixelsize=16
+-Fixed:pixelsize=6
++Misc Fixed:pixelsize=6
++Sony Fixed:pixelsize=16
+ =
+-Fixed:pixelsize=16
+-Fixed:pixelsize=6
++Misc Fixed:pixelsize=6
++Sony Fixed:pixelsize=16
+-- 
+2.11.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/desktop/font/fontconfig/pspec.xml b/desktop/font/fontconfig/pspec.xml
index e8280ae4bb..c80063a37d 100644
--- a/desktop/font/fontconfig/pspec.xml
+++ b/desktop/font/fontconfig/pspec.xml
@@ -12,17 +12,18 @@
         <IsA>library</IsA>
         <Summary>A library for configuring and customizing font access</Summary>
         <Description>Fontconfig is a library designed to provide system-wide font configuration, customization and application access.</Description>
-        <Archive sha1sum="08565feea5a4e6375f9d8a7435dac04e52620ff2" type="tarbz2">http://www.freedesktop.org/software/fontconfig/release/fontconfig-2.11.1.tar.bz2</Archive>
+        <Archive sha1sum="30d832b754fb10a3b70ebac750a38a0275438ad8" type="tarbz2">https://www.freedesktop.org/software/fontconfig/release/fontconfig-2.12.1.tar.bz2</Archive>
         <BuildDependencies>
             <Dependency>freetype-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>expat-devel</Dependency>
         </BuildDependencies>
         <Patches>
             <!-- prefer dejavu over bitstream -->
+            <Patch level="1">0001-fix-test-with-freetype2-2.7.1.patch</Patch>
             <Patch level="1">prefer_dejavu.patch</Patch>
             <Patch level="1">anymetrics_urw.patch</Patch>
             <Patch level="1">use_legacy_lcdfilter_on_small_monospace.patch</Patch>
-            <Patch level="1">add_hinting_and_antialiasing_to_proper_fonts.patch</Patch>
+<!--             <Patch level="1">add_hinting_and_antialiasing_to_proper_fonts.patch</Patch> -->
             <!-- Sleep less in fc-cache -->
             <Patch level="1">fontconfig-2.8.0-sleep-less.patch</Patch>
             <!-- remove deprecated user conf dir -->
@@ -87,6 +88,13 @@
     </Package>
 
     <History>
+        <Update release="4">
+            <Date>2016-06-09</Date>
+            <Version>2.12.1</Version>
+            <Comment>Version Bump</Comment>
+            <Name>Pisi Linux Community</Name>
+            <Email>admin@pisilinux.org</Email>
+        </Update>
         <Update release="3">
             <Date>2016-06-09</Date>
             <Version>2.11.1</Version>