diff --git a/graphics/sdl_ttf/Makefile b/graphics/sdl_ttf/Makefile
index 6f90b561aa6f..1f9ee82e1c1f 100644
--- a/graphics/sdl_ttf/Makefile
+++ b/graphics/sdl_ttf/Makefile
@@ -1,30 +1,32 @@
 # Created by: Maxim Sobolev <sobomax@FreeBSD.org>
 
 PORTNAME=	sdl_ttf
 PORTVERSION=	2.0.11
 PORTREVISION=	8
 CATEGORIES=	graphics
 MASTER_SITES=	https://www.libsdl.org/projects/SDL_ttf/release/
 DISTNAME=	SDL_ttf-${PORTVERSION}
 
 MAINTAINER=	amdmi3@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Library to use TrueType fonts to render text in SDL applications
 
 LICENSE=	ZLIB
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libfreetype.so:print/freetype2
 
 USES=		gmake iconv gl libtool pathfix pkgconfig sdl xorg
 USE_SDL=	sdl
 USE_XORG=	x11
 USE_GL=		gl
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
+BINARY_ALIAS=	freetype-config=true
+
 post-install:
 	${INSTALL_PROGRAM} ${WRKSRC}/.libs/glfont ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
 	${INSTALL_PROGRAM} ${WRKSRC}/.libs/showfont \
 		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/sdl-showfont
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/graphics/sdl_ttf/files/patch-configure b/graphics/sdl_ttf/files/patch-configure
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..49511310b535
--- /dev/null
+++ b/graphics/sdl_ttf/files/patch-configure
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+--- configure.orig	2021-08-07 07:33:50 UTC
++++ configure
+@@ -12642,8 +12642,8 @@ echo "$as_me: error:
+ " >&2;}
+    { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }
+ else
+-    CFLAGS="$CFLAGS `$FREETYPE_CONFIG $freetypeconf_args --cflags`"
+-    LIBS="$LIBS `$FREETYPE_CONFIG $freetypeconf_args --libs`"
++    CFLAGS="$CFLAGS `pkg-config freetype2 --cflags`"
++    LIBS="$LIBS `pkg-config freetype2 --libs`"
+ fi
+ 
+ SDL_VERSION=1.2.4