--- libotf-0.9.16/configure.ac
+++ libotf-0.9.16/configure.ac
@@ -48,23 +48,24 @@
 AC_FUNC_ALLOCA
 AC_FUNC_MALLOC
 
+PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG
+
 # Check for Freetype2 usability.
-AC_CHECK_PROG(HAVE_FREETYPE_CONFIG, freetype-config, yes)
-if test "x$HAVE_FREETYPE_CONFIG" = "xyes"; then
-  FREETYPE_INC=`freetype-config --cflags`
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES(FREETYPE, freetype2, [
+  FREETYPE_INC="$FREETYPE_CFLAGS"
   CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $FREETYPE_INC"
   AC_CHECK_HEADER(ft2build.h, HAVE_FREETYPE=yes,
   			      HAVE_FREETYPE=no CPPFLAGS=$save_CPPFLAGS)
   if test "x$HAVE_FREETYPE" = "xyes" ; then
-    FREETYPE_LD_FLAGS=`freetype-config --libs`;
+    FREETYPE_LD_FLAGS="$FREETYPE_LIBS"
     LIBS="$LIBS $FREETYPE_LD_FLAGS"
     AC_CHECK_LIB(freetype, FT_Init_FreeType, HAVE_FREETYPE=yes,
     			   		     HAVE_FREETYPE=no)
   fi
-fi
+])
 
 if test "x$HAVE_FREETYPE" != "xyes" ; then
-  echo "Freetype library wan't found in your system!"
+  echo "Freetype library not found in your system!"
   exit 1
 fi
 AC_SUBST(FREETYPE_INC)