diff --git a/graphics/ming/Makefile b/graphics/ming/Makefile
index 2b294d4ebb3c..270af1bf4025 100644
--- a/graphics/ming/Makefile
+++ b/graphics/ming/Makefile
@@ -1,55 +1,57 @@
 # Created by: Akinori MUSHA aka knu <knu@idaemons.org>
 
 PORTNAME=	ming
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	ming-
 DISTVERSION=	0_4_8
 CATEGORIES=	graphics
 
 MAINTAINER=	sunpoet@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Flash 4/5 movie output library with many languages support
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv2 LGPL21
 LICENSE_COMB=	multi
 LICENSE_FILE_GPLv2=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE_GPL2
 LICENSE_FILE_LGPL21=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libfreetype.so:print/freetype2 \
 		libgif.so:graphics/giflib \
 		libpng.so:graphics/png
 
-USES=		autoreconf bison gmake libtool localbase pathfix shebangfix
+USES=		autoreconf bison gmake libtool localbase pathfix pkgconfig shebangfix
 
 CFLAGS+=	-fcommon # https://github.com/libming/libming/issues/55
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--includedir=${PREFIX}/include/ming
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 INSTALL_TARGET=	install-strip
 MAKE_JOBS_UNSAFE=	yes
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
 PORTDOCS=	*
 
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	libming
 GH_PROJECT=	libming
 
 CONFLICTS_INSTALL=	ja-ming
 
 PORTSCOUT=	limit:^ming-
 
 SHEBANG_FILES=	util/cws2fws
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS
 
+BINARY_ALIAS=	freetype-config=true
+
 post-install:
 	${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/include/ming/ ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/include/ming/blocks/ ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/include/ming/util/
 	cd ${WRKSRC}/util/ && ${INSTALL_SCRIPT} cws2fws ming-config ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/
 	cd ${WRKSRC}/ && ${INSTALL_DATA} *.h src/*.h ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/include/ming/
 	cd ${WRKSRC}/src/blocks/ && ${INSTALL_DATA} *.h ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/include/ming/blocks/
 	cd ${WRKSRC}/util/ && ${INSTALL_DATA} *.h ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/include/ming/util/
 
 post-install-DOCS-on:
 	${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}/ ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}/util/
 	cd ${WRKSRC}/ && ${INSTALL_DATA} HISTORY NEWS README TODO ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}/
 	cd ${WRKSRC}/util/ && ${INSTALL_DATA} README TIPS TODO swftoperl.html ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}/util/
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/graphics/ming/files/patch-configure.in b/graphics/ming/files/patch-configure.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fd885cbf0481
--- /dev/null
+++ b/graphics/ming/files/patch-configure.in
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+--- configure.in.orig	2021-08-07 06:13:17 UTC
++++ configure.in
+@@ -272,8 +272,8 @@ if test "$freetype_support" = "yes"; then
+         	ft_config="$freetype_config"
+ 	fi
+ 
+-	FREETYPE_CFLAGS="`$ft_config --cflags`"
+-	FREETYPE_LIBS="`$ft_config --libs`"
++	FREETYPE_CFLAGS="`pkg-config freetype2 --cflags`"
++	FREETYPE_LIBS="`pkg-config freetype2 --libs`"
+ 
+ 	AC_SUBST(FREETYPE_LIBS)
+ 	AC_SUBST(FREETYPE_CFLAGS)