diff --git a/asymptote-2.55-settings.patch b/asymptote-2.55-settings.patch
index 876cab8..8ba667a 100644
--- a/asymptote-2.55-settings.patch
+++ b/asymptote-2.55-settings.patch
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ diff -up asymptote-2.55/settings.cc.settings asymptote-2.55/settings.cc
 -string defaultHTMLViewer="google-chrome";
 +string defaultPSViewer="evince";
 +string defaultPDFViewer="evince";
-+string defaultHTMLViewer="chromium";
++string defaultHTMLViewer="xdg-open";
  #endif  
  string defaultGhostscript="gs";
  string defaultGhostscriptLibrary="";
diff --git a/asymptote.spec b/asymptote.spec
index c77037f..e6faea1 100644
--- a/asymptote.spec
+++ b/asymptote.spec
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 Name:           asymptote
 Version:        2.59
-Release:        1%{?dist}
+Release:        2%{?dist}
 Summary:        Descriptive vector graphics language
 License:        LGPLv3+
 URL:            http://asymptote.sourceforge.net/
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ Requires:       python3-cson, python3-speg
 Requires:       python3-tkinter
 Requires:       python3-imaging-tk
 Requires:       python3-numpy
-Recommends:     evince, chromium
+Recommends:     evince, xdg-utils
 
 # for /usr/bin/texhash
 Requires(post): texlive-kpathsea-bin, tex-kpathsea
@@ -179,6 +179,9 @@ texhash >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
 %{_xemacs_sitelispdir}/%{name}/*.el
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Nov  4 2019 Tom Callaway <spot@fedoraproject.org> - 2.59-2
+- drop chromium dependency, switch to xdg-utils (xdg-open)
+
 * Mon Oct 21 2019 Tom Callaway <spot@fedoraproject.org> - 2.59-1
 - update to 2.59