diff --git a/emulators/advancemame/Makefile b/emulators/advancemame/Makefile
index c683364d1463..c40fbd941391 100644
--- a/emulators/advancemame/Makefile
+++ b/emulators/advancemame/Makefile
@@ -1,78 +1,85 @@
 # Created by: alepulver
 
 PORTNAME=	advancemame
 PORTVERSION=	1.4
 PORTREVISION=	3
 CATEGORIES=	emulators
 MASTER_SITES=	https://github.com/amadvance/advancemame/releases/download/${DISTNAME}/
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	SDL MAME port with advanced TV and monitor video support
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv2+
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libexpat.so:textproc/expat2
 
 USES=		compiler:c11 gmake ncurses sdl
 USE_SDL=	sdl
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--disable-svgalib --disable-fb --disable-alsa --enable-oss \
 		--disable-kevent
 
 CFLAGS+=	-idirafter ${LOCALBASE}/include \
 		-fcommon
 LDFLAGS+=	-L${LOCALBASE}/lib
 MAKE_JOBS_UNSAFE=	yes
 
 DOCSDIR=	${PREFIX}/share/doc/advance
 DATADIR=	${PREFIX}/share/advance
 
 PORTDOCS=	*
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=		DOCS FREETYPE SLANG
 OPTIONS_DEFINE_i386=	ASM
 OPTIONS_DEFAULT=	FREETYPE
 OPTIONS_DEFAULT_i386=	ASM
 
 ASM_BUILD_DEPENDS=	nasm:devel/nasm
 ASM_USE=		gcc=any
 ASM_CONFIGURE_ENABLE=	asm
+FREETYPE_USES=		pkgconfig
 FREETYPE_LIB_DEPENDS=	libfreetype.so:print/freetype2
 FREETYPE_CONFIGURE_ENABLE=	freetype
 SLANG_LIB_DEPENDS=	libslang.so:devel/libslang2
 SLANG_CONFIGURE_ENABLE=	slang
 SLANG_LDFLAGS=		-lncurses
 
+BINARY_ALIAS=		freetype-config=true
+
+DEPRECATED=	Heavily outdated and unmaintained
+EXPIRATION_DATE=	2021-10-31
+
+
 .include <bsd.port.options.mk>
 
 .if ${ARCH} == powerpc
 USE_GCC=	yes
 .endif
 
 post-patch:
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e \
 		's|-lpthread|-pthread| ; \
 		 /prefix/s|^\(docdir\)|#\1| ; \
 		 /prefix/s|^\(mandir\)|#\1|' ${WRKSRC}/configure
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e \
 		's|@@|@| ; \
 		 /^INSTALL_PROGRAM /s|=.*|= @INSTALL_PROGRAM@| ; \
 		 /^INSTALL_MAN /s|=.*|= @INSTALL_MAN@| ; \
 		 /^INSTALL_DATA /s|=.*|= @INSTALL_DATA@|' ${WRKSRC}/Makefile.in
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e \
 		's|\([[:space:]]\)\($$(bindir)\)|\1$$(DESTDIR)\2| ; \
 		 s|\([[:space:]]\)\($$(pkgdir)\)|\1$$(DESTDIR)\2| ; \
 		 s|\([[:space:]]\)\($$(pkgdocdir)\)|\1$$(DESTDIR)\2| ; \
 		 s|\([[:space:]]\)\($$(mandir)\)|\1$$(DESTDIR)\2| ; \
 		 /WHOLE_CFLAGS_OPT/s|-O2|| ; \
 		 /WHOLE_LDFLAGS/s|-s||' ${WRKSRC}/advance/advance.mak
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e \
 		's|-lpthread|-pthread|' ${WRKSRC}/advance/emu.mak
 
 post-install-DOCS-on:
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 	(cd ${WRKSRC} && ${INSTALL_DATA} HISTORY README RELEASE \
 		${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR})
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/emulators/advancemame/files/patch-configure b/emulators/advancemame/files/patch-configure
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2cc0f8539583
--- /dev/null
+++ b/emulators/advancemame/files/patch-configure
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+--- configure.orig	2021-08-06 10:56:54 UTC
++++ configure
+@@ -8359,8 +8359,8 @@ done
+ 	else
+ 		ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
+ 		ac_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
+-		FREETYPECFLAGS=`$ac_lib_freetype_config $ac_lib_freetype_args --cflags`
+-		FREETYPELIBS=`$ac_lib_freetype_config $ac_lib_freetype_args --libs`
++		FREETYPECFLAGS=`pkg-config freetype2 --cflags`
++		FREETYPELIBS=`pkg-config freetype2 --libs`
+ 		CFLAGS="$FREETYPECFLAGS $CFLAGS"
+ 		LIBS="$FREETYPELIBS $LIBS"
+ 		{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for FreeType2" >&5