diff -Naur ots-python-8.2.1-original/pyproject.toml ots-python-8.2.1/pyproject.toml
--- ots-python-8.2.1-original/pyproject.toml	2022-02-01 07:32:19.000000000 -0500
+++ ots-python-8.2.1/pyproject.toml	2022-02-01 09:42:56.098030034 -0500
@@ -3,7 +3,5 @@
     "setuptools",
     "wheel",
     "setuptools_scm",
-    "meson >= 0.48",
-    "ninja",
 ]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
diff -Naur ots-python-8.2.1-original/setup.py ots-python-8.2.1/setup.py
--- ots-python-8.2.1-original/setup.py	2022-02-01 07:32:19.000000000 -0500
+++ ots-python-8.2.1/setup.py	2022-02-01 09:43:45.757638974 -0500
@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages, Extension, Command
 from setuptools.command.build_ext import build_ext
 from setuptools.command.egg_info import egg_info
+from setuptools.command.install import install
 from distutils.file_util import copy_file
 from distutils.dir_util import mkpath, remove_tree
 from distutils.util import get_platform
 from distutils import log
 import os
+from pathlib import Path
 import sys
 import subprocess
 
@@ -232,6 +234,18 @@
     output_dir=os.path.join("build", "meson"),
 )
 
+# Patch for RPM; we are not building the executable after all, but installing a
+# symbolic link to one in an external opentype-sanitizer package. This means we
+# need to discard the already-configured custom commands, and add our own.
+
+class CustomInstall(install):
+    def run(self):
+        install.run(self)
+        (Path(self.install_purelib) / "ots" / "ots-sanitize").symlink_to(
+            Path(os.environ.get("BINDIR", "/usr/bin")) / "ots-sanitize")
+
+cmdclass = {"install": CustomInstall}
+
 with open("README.md", "r", encoding="utf-8") as readme:
     long_description = readme.read()
 
@@ -248,7 +262,7 @@
     platforms=["posix", "nt"],
     package_dir={"": "src/python"},
     packages=find_packages("src/python"),
-    ext_modules=[ots_sanitize],
+    package_data={"ots": ["ots-sanitize"]},
     zip_safe=False,
     cmdclass=cmdclass,
     setup_requires=["setuptools_scm"],