diff --git a/examples/hooks/reproducible/1001-reproducible-fontconfig.hook.chroot b/examples/hooks/reproducible/1001-reproducible-fontconfig.hook.chroot
index 978ba0c49..ad51f2076 100755
--- a/examples/hooks/reproducible/1001-reproducible-fontconfig.hook.chroot
+++ b/examples/hooks/reproducible/1001-reproducible-fontconfig.hook.chroot
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@ then
   exit 0
 fi
 
+# Don't run if fontconfig is sufficiently new
+if dpkg --compare-versions $(dpkg-query --show --showformat '${Version}\n' fontconfig | head -1) ge 2.13.1-4.4~;
+then
+  exit 0
+fi
+
 # Don't run if the LD_PRELOAD module is not compiled
 if [ ! -e /usr/lib/unrandomize_uuid_generate_random.so ];
 then
diff --git a/examples/hooks/reproducible/8000-reproducible-fonts_in_initramfs.hook.chroot b/examples/hooks/reproducible/8000-reproducible-fonts_in_initramfs.hook.chroot
index 4efab92ea..5157a1f5b 100755
--- a/examples/hooks/reproducible/8000-reproducible-fonts_in_initramfs.hook.chroot
+++ b/examples/hooks/reproducible/8000-reproducible-fonts_in_initramfs.hook.chroot
@@ -13,10 +13,9 @@ then
   exit 0
 fi
 
-# Don't run if the LD_PRELOAD module is not compiled
-if [ ! -e /usr/lib/unrandomize_uuid_generate_random.so ];
+# Don't run if fontconfig is sufficiently new
+if dpkg --compare-versions $(dpkg-query --show --showformat '${Version}\n' fontconfig | head -1) ge 2.13.1-4.4~;
 then
-  echo "P: $(basename $0) Reproducible hook inactive: The UUID module was not found"
   exit 0
 fi
 
@@ -26,6 +25,13 @@ then
   exit 0
 fi
 
+# Don't run if the LD_PRELOAD module is not compiled
+if [ ! -e /usr/lib/unrandomize_uuid_generate_random.so ];
+then
+  echo "P: $(basename $0) Reproducible hook inactive: The UUID module was not found"
+  exit 0
+fi
+
 LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/unrandomize_uuid_generate_random.so update-initramfs -k all -u
 touch /initrd.img_has_already_been_regenerated