diff --git a/configure.in.in b/configure.in.in
index b3c83b1..62cbc08 100644
--- a/configure.in.in
+++ b/configure.in.in
@@ -1 +1,6 @@
 #MIN_CONFIG
+
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES(FT2, freetype2, have_ft2=yes, have_ft2=no)
+if test "x$have_ft2" = "xno"; then
+  AC_MSG_ERROR([freetype2 library is needed but not found on our system])
+fi
diff --git a/domino/Makefile.am b/domino/Makefile.am
index fcb61e0..d182150 100644
--- a/domino/Makefile.am
+++ b/domino/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = foreign
 
-KDE_CXXFLAGS = -DQT_PLUGIN -I/usr/include/freetype2
+KDE_CXXFLAGS = -DQT_PLUGIN $(FT2_CFLAGS)
 
 INCLUDES = $(all_includes)
 
diff --git a/dominoConfig/Makefile.am b/dominoConfig/Makefile.am
index 9f7a04f..4b13841 100644
--- a/dominoConfig/Makefile.am
+++ b/dominoConfig/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-INCLUDES = $(all_includes) -I/usr/include/freetype2
+INCLUDES = $(all_includes) $(FT2_CFLAGS)
 
 noinst_HEADERS = dominoconf.h
 kde_module_LTLIBRARIES = kstyle_domino_config.la