diff --git a/graphics/py-ming/Makefile b/graphics/py-ming/Makefile
index bf70f0c6883b..7ad254947cca 100644
--- a/graphics/py-ming/Makefile
+++ b/graphics/py-ming/Makefile
@@ -1,46 +1,48 @@
 # Created by: Akinori MUSHA aka knu <knu@idaemons.org>
 
 PORTNAME=	ming
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	ming-
 DISTVERSION=	0_4_8
 CATEGORIES=	graphics python
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 
 MAINTAINER=	sunpoet@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Python module for Ming which allows you to create Flash 4/5 movies
 
 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 \
 		libming.so:graphics/ming \
 		libpng.so:graphics/png
 
-USES=		autoreconf libtool localbase:ldflags python:3.6+
+USES=		autoreconf libtool localbase:ldflags pkgconfig python:3.6+
 USE_PYTHON=	autoplist concurrent distutils
 
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--enable-python
 CONFIGURE_ENV=	PYTHON_LDFLAGS="-L${PYTHON_LIBDIR} -l${PYTHON_VERSION}${PYTHON_ABIVER}"
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 BUILD_WRKSRC=	${WRKSRC}/py_ext
 INSTALL_WRKSRC=	${WRKSRC}/py_ext
 
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	libming
 GH_PROJECT=	libming
 
 PORTSCOUT=	limit:^ming-
 
+BINARY_ALIAS=	freetype-config=true
+
 post-patch:
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's| --root ".*"||' ${WRKSRC}/py_ext/Makefile.am
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's|/usr/local/|${LOCALBASE}/|g' ${WRKSRC}/py_ext/setup.py.in
 	@${LN} -fs ${LOCALBASE}/include/ming ${WRKSRC}/src
 
 post-install:
 	${STRIP_CMD} ${STAGEDIR}${PYTHON_SITELIBDIR}/_mingc*.so
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/graphics/py-ming/files/patch-configure.in b/graphics/py-ming/files/patch-configure.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..65d382927611
--- /dev/null
+++ b/graphics/py-ming/files/patch-configure.in
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+--- configure.in.orig	2021-08-10 15:11:31 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)