diff --git a/chinese/ttfm/Makefile b/chinese/ttfm/Makefile
index 592e305b50da..863818688818 100644
--- a/chinese/ttfm/Makefile
+++ b/chinese/ttfm/Makefile
@@ -1,44 +1,46 @@
 # Created by: Jing-Tang Keith Jang <keith@FreeBSD.org>
 
 PORTNAME=	ttfm
 PORTVERSION=	0.9.5
 PORTREVISION=	7
 CATEGORIES=	chinese print
 MASTER_SITES=	LOCAL/rafan/chinese
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Big5/GB enhanced TrueType Font Manager
 
 LICENSE=	MIT
 
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libfreetype.so:print/freetype2
 
+USES=		pkgconfig
+
 MAKE_ARGS=	FREETYPE_BASE=${LOCALBASE:Q} CC="${CC}"
 
 PORTDOCS=	README USAGE
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS
 
 post-patch:
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's,%%LOCALBASE%%,${LOCALBASE},' \
 		-e 's,%%PREFIX%%,${PREFIX},' \
 		${WRKSRC}/modules/gscjk.ttfm \
 		${WRKSRC}/modules/xttfm.ttfm \
 		${WRKSRC}/ttfm.sh
 
 do-install:
 	${INSTALL_PROGRAM} ${WRKSRC}/ttfinfo ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/
 	${INSTALL_SCRIPT} ${WRKSRC}/ttfm.sh ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/
 	${INSTALL_MAN} ${WRKSRC}/ttfm.sh.1 ${STAGEDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man/man1/
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${DATADIR}
 .for module in gscjk.ttfm xttfm.ttfm
 	${INSTALL_SCRIPT} ${WRKSRC}/modules/${module} ${STAGEDIR}${DATADIR}/
 .endfor
 
 do-install-DOCS-on:
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 .for doc in ${PORTDOCS}
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/${doc} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}/
 .endfor
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/chinese/ttfm/files/patch-Makefile b/chinese/ttfm/files/patch-Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ef80b855d5fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chinese/ttfm/files/patch-Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+Fix build against modern freetype.
+
+- Freetype no longer installes fretype-config.
+- The compiler and linker flags can be gathered via pkg-config.
+
+--- Makefile.orig	2021-08-06 09:43:46 UTC
++++ Makefile
+@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ FREETYPE_LIB=$(FREETYPE_BASE)/lib
+ prefix=/usr
+ 
+ CC=gcc
+-CFLAGS=$(RPM_OPT_FLAGS) -Wall -pedantic `freetype-config --cflags`
+-LDFALGS=`freetype-config --libs`
++CFLAGS=$(RPM_OPT_FLAGS) -Wall -pedantic `pkg-config --cflags freetype2`
++LDFALGS=`pkg-config --libs freetype2`
+ 
+ all: ttfinfo
+