diff --git a/plasma-breeze.spec b/plasma-breeze.spec
index 1f0d4a3..7dd4f3f 100644
--- a/plasma-breeze.spec
+++ b/plasma-breeze.spec
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@
 
 %global         base_name   breeze
 
+# disable kde4 build on < f30, temp workaround for FTBFS
+%if 0%{?fedora} < 30
 %global         build_kde4  1
+%endif
 
 Name:    plasma-breeze
 Version: 5.15.0
@@ -196,6 +199,7 @@ mv %{buildroot}%{_kf5_datadir}/kconf_update/kde4breeze.upd \
 %changelog
 * Wed Feb 13 2019 Martin Kyral <martin.kyral@gmail.com> - 5.15.0-1
 - 5.15.0
+- omit kde-style-breeze on f30+, workaround FTBFS
 
 * Sat Feb 02 2019 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 5.14.90-3
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_30_Mass_Rebuild