diff --git a/.gear/kitty.spec b/.gear/kitty.spec
index a241e34b..6d660014 100644
--- a/.gear/kitty.spec
+++ b/.gear/kitty.spec
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ BuildRequires: ncurses
 
 # For tests
 BuildRequires: /proc
-BuildRequires: kitty
 BuildRequires: fonts-ttf-gnu-freefont-mono
 
 %add_python3_path %_libexecdir/%name
@@ -79,10 +78,20 @@ The terminfo file for kitty
 %setup
 
 # Changing shebangs to python3
-find -type f -name "*.py" -exec sed -e 's|/usr/bin/env python3|%{__python3}|g'  \
-                                    -e 's|/usr/bin/env python|%{__python3}|g'   \
+find -type f -name "*.py" -exec sed -e 's|/usr/bin/env python3|%__python3|g' \
+                                    -e 's|/usr/bin/env python|%__python3|g'  \
                                     -i "{}" \;
 
+%ifarch %e2k
+# ftbfs workaround with lcc 1.25.17:
+# kitty/screen.c:1437,1463: pointless comparison of unsigned integer with zero
+sed -i "s/-Werror//g" setup.py
+%endif
+
+# TODO: proper 'install' target
+#build
+#python3_build_debug
+
 %install
 mkdir -p %buildroot%_prefix
 python3 setup.py linux-package \