--- freetype/builds/unix/freetype-config.in
+++ freetype/builds/unix/freetype-config.in
@@ -9,14 +9,11 @@
 # indicate that you have read the license and understand and accept it
 # fully.
 
-prefix=@prefix@
-exec_prefix=@exec_prefix@
+prefix=$(pkg-config freetype2 --variable prefix)
+exec_prefix=$(pkg-config freetype2 --variable exec_prefix)
 exec_prefix_set=no
-includedir=@includedir@
-libdir=@libdir@
-enable_shared=@build_libtool_libs@
-wl=@wl@
-hardcode_libdir_flag_spec='@hardcode_libdir_flag_spec@'
+includedir=$(pkg-config freetype2 --variable includedir)
+libdir=$(pkg-config freetype2 --variable libdir)
 
 usage()
 {
@@ -34,6 +31,7 @@ Options:
   --version              display libtool version of the FreeType library
   --ftversion            display FreeType version number
   --libs                 display flags for linking with the FreeType library
+  --static               display linker flags for static linking
   --libtool              display library name for linking with libtool
   --cflags               display flags for compiling with the FreeType
                          library
@@ -72,7 +70,7 @@ while test $# -gt 0 ; do
     echo_exec_prefix=yes
     ;;
   --version)
-    echo @ft_version@
+    pkg-config freetype2 --modversion
     exit 0
     ;;
   --ftversion)
@@ -84,6 +82,9 @@ while test $# -gt 0 ; do
   --libs)
     echo_libs=yes
     ;;
+  --static)
+    echo_static=yes
+    ;;
   --libtool)
     echo_libtool=yes
     ;;
@@ -131,24 +132,14 @@ if test "$echo_ft_version" = "yes" ; then
 fi
 
 if test "$echo_cflags" = "yes" ; then
-  cflags="-I${SYSROOT}$includedir/freetype2"
-  if test "${SYSROOT}$includedir" != "/usr/include" ; then
-    echo $cflags -I${SYSROOT}$includedir
-  else
-    echo $cflags
-  fi
+  pkg-config freetype2 --cflags
 fi
 
 if test "$echo_libs" = "yes" ; then
-  rpath=
-  if test "$enable_shared" = "yes" ; then
-    eval "rpath=\"$hardcode_libdir_flag_spec\""
-  fi
-  libs="-lfreetype @LIBZ@ @LIBBZ2@ @FT2_EXTRA_LIBS@"
-  if test "${SYSROOT}$libdir" != "/usr/lib" && test "${SYSROOT}$libdir" != "/usr/lib64"; then
-    echo -L${SYSROOT}$libdir $libs
+  if test "$echo_static" = "yes" ; then
+    pkg-config freetype2 --libs --static
   else
-    echo $libs
+    pkg-config freetype2 --libs
   fi
 fi