diff --git a/srcpkgs/tumbler/template b/srcpkgs/tumbler/template
index fe37a85871a..dcdd7cfd40e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/tumbler/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/tumbler/template
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ homepage="https://xfce.org/"
 distfiles="https://archive.xfce.org/src/xfce/${pkgname}/${version%.*}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.bz2"
 checksum=9b0b7fed0c64041733d490b1b307297984629d0dd85369749617a8766850af66
 
-CFLAGS="-I${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/include/freetype2"
-
 tumbler-devel_package() {
 	depends="libglib-devel ${sourcepkg}>=${version}_${revision}"
 	short_desc+=" - development files"