diff --git a/graphics/sswf/Makefile b/graphics/sswf/Makefile
index 14bc992c7535..40dceeb8a830 100644
--- a/graphics/sswf/Makefile
+++ b/graphics/sswf/Makefile
@@ -1,39 +1,41 @@
 # Created by: anhot
 
 PORTNAME=	sswf
 PORTVERSION=	1.8.4
 PORTREVISION=	6
 CATEGORIES=	graphics
 MASTER_SITES=	SF
 DISTNAME=	${PORTNAME}-${PORTVERSION}-src
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Library and script language tool to create Flash movies
 
 LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libfreetype.so:print/freetype2
 
 WRKSRC=		${WRKDIR}/${PORTNAME}-${PORTVERSION}
 
 USES=		bison iconv jpeg libtool localbase pkgconfig
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--with-pkgconfigdir=${PREFIX}/libdata/pkgconfig
 INSTALL_TARGET=	install-strip
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
 PLIST_SUB=	VERSION="${PORTVERSION}"
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DEBUG
 
 DEBUG_CONFIGURE_OFF=	--disable-debug --disable-yydebug
 
+BINARY_ALIAS=		freetype-config=true
+
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
 .if empty(ICONV_LIB)
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=ac_cv_lib_iconv_libiconv_open=no \
 		ac_cv_lib_iconv_iconv_open=no
 .endif
 
 .include <bsd.port.post.mk>
diff --git a/graphics/sswf/files/patch-configure b/graphics/sswf/files/patch-configure
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5a00dfb7b7a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/graphics/sswf/files/patch-configure
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+--- configure.orig	2021-08-07 08:00:57 UTC
++++ configure
+@@ -22421,8 +22421,8 @@ fi
+ if test "x$FREETYPE_CONFIG" != "xno" ; then
+   { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for freetype libraries" >&5
+ echo $ECHO_N "checking for freetype libraries... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
+-  FREETYPE_LIBS=`$FREETYPE_CONFIG --libs`
+-  FREETYPE_CFLAGS=`$FREETYPE_CONFIG --cflags`
++  FREETYPE_LIBS=`pkg-config freetype2 --libs`
++  FREETYPE_CFLAGS=`pkg-config freetype2 --cflags`
+   { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $FREETYPE_LIBS" >&5
+ echo "${ECHO_T}$FREETYPE_LIBS" >&6; }
+ fi