diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index 9f2f4c8..2ebde4d 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ if not config.CheckGuichan():
 
 # Get the configuration from sdl and freetype
 env.ParseConfig("sdl-config --cflags")
-env.ParseConfig("freetype-config --cflags --libs")
+env.ParseConfig("pkg-config --cflags freetype2")
 
 env = config.Finish()