diff --git a/e17/imlib2/imlib2.conf b/e17/imlib2/imlib2.conf
index 70a37aa49..384d820ed 100644
--- a/e17/imlib2/imlib2.conf
+++ b/e17/imlib2/imlib2.conf
@@ -18,3 +18,9 @@
 	var_append confopt " " "--disable-mmx"
 
 pkginstalled xorg-server || var_append extraconfopt ' ' '--without-x'
+
+if atstage cross; then
+	cleanconfopt=0
+	export FREETYPE_CONFIG="pkg-config freetype2"
+	var_append extraconfopt ' ' '"--with-freetype-config=$FREETYPE_CONFIG"'
+fi