diff --git a/py2-matplotlib.spec b/py2-matplotlib.spec
index 20ffa315dad..80a4861595a 100644
--- a/py2-matplotlib.spec
+++ b/py2-matplotlib.spec
@@ -1,19 +1,20 @@
-### RPM external py2-matplotlib 1.4.3
+### RPM external py2-matplotlib 1.2.1
 ## INITENV +PATH PYTHONPATH %{i}/$PYTHON_LIB_SITE_PACKAGES
 %define realname matplotlib
 Source: https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/%{realname}/%{realname}/%{realname}-%{realversion}/%{realname}-%{realversion}.tar.gz
-Requires: py2-pytz py2-numpy py2-python-dateutil py2-six py2-pyparsing zlib libpng freetype
+Requires: py2-pytz py2-numpy py2-python-dateutil zlib libpng freetype
+
 
 %prep
 %setup -n %{realname}-%{realversion}
 
 cat >> setup.cfg <<- EOF
 [build_ext]
-include_dirs = ${FREETYPE_ROOT}/include/freetype2,${FREETYPE_ROOT}/include,${LIBPNG_ROOT}/include,${ZLIB_ROOT}/include
-library_dirs = ${FREETYPE_ROOT}/lib,${LIBPNG_ROOT}/lib,${ZLIB_ROOT}/lib
+include_dirs = ${FREETYPE_ROOT}/include/freetype2:${FREETYPE_ROOT}/include:${LIBPNG_ROOT}/include:${ZLIB_ROOT}/include:/usr/X11R6/include:/usr/X11R6/include/freetype2
+library_dirs = ${FREETYPE_ROOT}/lib:${LIBPNG_ROOT}/lib:${ZLIB_ROOT}/lib:/usr/X11R6/lib
 
 [directories]
-basedirlist  = ${FREETYPE_ROOT},${FREETYPE_ROOT},${LIBPNG_ROOT},${ZLIB_ROOT}
+basedirlist  = ${FREETYPE_ROOT}:${FREETYPE_ROOT}:${LIBPNG_ROOT}:${ZLIB_ROOT}:/usr/X11R6
 
 [gui_support]
 gtk = False
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ chmod +x no-pkg-config/pkg-config
 %build
 export MPLCONFIGDIR=$PWD/no-pkg-config
 PATH=$PWD/no-pkg-config:$PATH \
-python setup.py build
+python setup.py build 
 
 %install
 python -c 'import numpy'
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ PATH=$PWD/no-pkg-config:$PATH \
 # in a scratch area.
 export MPLCONFIGDIR=$PWD/no-pkg-config
 
-python setup.py install --single-version-externally-managed --record=/dev/null --skip-build --prefix=%i
+python setup.py install --prefix=%i
 find %i -name '*.egg-info' -exec rm {} \;
 
 # No need for test files