diff --git a/ksvg/ConfigureChecks.cmake b/ksvg/ConfigureChecks.cmake
index 76177f57..72a9a6b2 100644
--- a/ksvg/ConfigureChecks.cmake
+++ b/ksvg/ConfigureChecks.cmake
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@ endif( )
 # fribidi
 pkg_search_module( FRIBIDI fribidi )
 if( FRIBIDI_FOUND )
+  tde_save_and_set( CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES ${FRIBIDI_INCLUDE_DIRS} )
   check_include_file( fribidi/fribidi-types.h FRIBIDI_NEW_FILENAME )
+  tde_restore( CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES  )
 else( )
   tde_message_fatal( "fribidi is required, but was not found on your system" )
 endif( )