diff --git a/srcpkgs/SDL_ttf/template b/srcpkgs/SDL_ttf/template
index 294116bd0a7..72293431f32 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/SDL_ttf/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/SDL_ttf/template
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ homepage="http://www.libsdl.org/projects/${pkgname}"
 distfiles="${homepage}/release/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=724cd895ecf4da319a3ef164892b72078bd92632a5d812111261cde248ebcdb7
 
+CFLAGS="-I${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/include/freetype2"
+
 SDL_ttf-devel_package() {
 	depends="freetype-devel SDL-devel ${sourcepkg}>=${version}_${revision}"
 	short_desc+=" - development files"