diff --git a/ghostscript.spec b/ghostscript.spec
index 77fc3df..7dca432 100644
--- a/ghostscript.spec
+++ b/ghostscript.spec
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Patch6: ghostscript-runlibfileifexists.patch
 Patch7: ghostscript-gsbug689577.patch
 
 Requires: urw-fonts >= 1.1, ghostscript-fonts
-BuildRequires: libjpeg-devel, libXt-devel, jasper-devel
+BuildRequires: libjpeg-devel, libXt-devel
 BuildRequires: zlib-devel, libpng-devel, unzip, gtk2-devel
 BuildRequires: glib2-devel, gnutls-devel
 # Omni requires libxml
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ do
   FONTPATH="$FONTPATH${FONTPATH:+:}$path"
 done
 %configure --with-ijs --enable-dynamic --with-fontpath="$FONTPATH" \
+	--without-jasper \
 	--with-drivers=ALL --disable-compile-inits
 
 # Build IJS
@@ -267,7 +268,7 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
 %changelog
 * Mon Jan 28 2008 Tim Waugh <twaugh@redhat.com> 8.61-7
-- Build requires jasper-devel.
+- Don't build with jasper support.
 - Remove bundled libraries.
 
 * Tue Dec 11 2007 Tim Waugh <twaugh@redhat.com> 8.61-6