diff --git a/srcpkgs/ftgl/template b/srcpkgs/ftgl/template
index b80eaa8c80f..fce960b7657 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ftgl/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ftgl/template
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ version="${_distver}${_distrcver}"
 revision=8
 wrksrc="ftgl-${_distver}~${_distrcver}"
 build_style=gnu-configure
-configure_args="--disable-static"
+configure_args="--disable-static FT2_CONFIG=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/bin/freetype-config"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
 makedepends="freetype-devel zlib-devel glu-devel"
 short_desc="OpenGL library to use arbitrary fonts"