diff --git a/srcpkgs/libwmf/template b/srcpkgs/libwmf/template
index 2b8973917f9..938d07c5e6b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libwmf/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libwmf/template
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@ pkgname=libwmf
 version=0.2.8.4
 revision=18
 build_style=gnu-configure
-configure_args="--with-gsfontdir=/usr/share/fonts/Type1
+configure_args="--with-freetype=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr
+ --with-gsfontdir=/usr/share/fonts/Type1
  --with-fontdir=/usr/share/fonts/Type1 --disable-static
  --with-gsfontmap=/usr/share/ghostscript/8.15/lib/Fontmap.GS"
-hostmakedepends="automake libtool pkg-config gsfonts freetype-devel"
+hostmakedepends="automake libtool pkg-config gsfonts"
 makedepends="zlib-devel freetype-devel libjpeg-turbo-devel libpng-devel
  expat-devel glib-devel gtk+-devel gd-devel gsfonts"
 depends="gsfonts"