--- libg15render-1.2/configure.in
+++ libg15render-1.2/configure.in
@@ -13,19 +13,20 @@
 AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
 
 # Checks for --enable args
-AC_MSG_CHECKING(whether to enable FreeType2 support)
-AC_ARG_ENABLE(ttf, [  --enable-ttf		enable FreeType2 support],
-	if [[[ "$enableval" = "yes" ]]]; then
-		AC_DEFINE(TTF_SUPPORT, [1], [Define to 1 to enable FreeType2 support])
-		CFLAGS="$CFLAGS `freetype-config --cflags`"
-		FTLIB="-lfreetype"
-		ttf_support="yes"
-	else
-		ttf_support="no"
-	fi,
-	ttf_support="no"
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(ttf, [  --enable-ttf		enable FreeType2 support],,enable_ttf=no)
+AS_IF([test "x$enable_ttf" = "xyes"], [
+	PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG
+	PKG_CHECK_MODULES(FREETYPE, freetype2,
+		[
+			AC_DEFINE(TTF_SUPPORT, [1], [Define to 1 to enable FreeType2 support])
+			CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $FREETYPE_CFLAGS"
+			FTLIB="$FREETYPE_LIBS"
+		],
+		AC_MSG_ERROR([Cannot find freetype2])
+	)
+],
+	AC_MSG_RESULT(No Freetype is being used)
 )
-AC_MSG_RESULT($ttf_support)
 
 # Checks for libraries.
 AC_CHECK_LIB([g15], [writePixmapToLCD], ,AC_MSG_ERROR(["libg15 not found. please install it"]))