diff -Nru kodi-15.2+dfsg1/debian/changelog kodi-15.2+dfsg1/debian/changelog
--- kodi-15.2+dfsg1/debian/changelog	2017-06-01 02:38:44.000000000 +0800
+++ kodi-15.2+dfsg1/debian/changelog	2018-04-15 10:40:26.000000000 +0800
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+kodi (15.2+dfsg1-3ubuntu1.2) xenial; urgency=medium
+
+  * demote hard font dependencies from Depends to Recommends
+    LP: #1685918
+
+ -- Rolf Leggewie <foss@rolf.leggewie.biz>  Sun, 15 Apr 2018 10:40:26 +0800
+
 kodi (15.2+dfsg1-3ubuntu1.1) xenial-security; urgency=high
 
   * Fix zip file directory traversal vulnerability (CVE-2017-8314)
diff -Nru kodi-15.2+dfsg1/debian/control kodi-15.2+dfsg1/debian/control
--- kodi-15.2+dfsg1/debian/control	2016-04-15 22:20:59.000000000 +0800
+++ kodi-15.2+dfsg1/debian/control	2018-04-15 10:40:25.000000000 +0800
@@ -150,13 +150,14 @@
 Multi-Arch: foreign
 Depends: mesa-utils,
          x11-utils,
-         fonts-dejavu-core,
-         fonts-roboto,
          libjs-jquery,
          libjs-iscroll,
          python-imaging,
          ${python:Depends},
          ${misc:Depends}
+Recommends:
+         fonts-dejavu-core,
+         fonts-roboto
 Replaces: xbmc (<< 2:13.2+dfsg1-5~), kodi (<< 15.2~rc1+dfsg1-2~)
 Breaks: xbmc (<< 2:13.2+dfsg1-5~), kodi (<< 15.2~rc1+dfsg1-2~)
 Description: Open Source Home Theatre (arch-independent data package)