diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 75249b4f388..3fffe36a9b9 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -4532,7 +4532,7 @@ if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   ac_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
-LIBS="-lfreetype  $LIBS"
+LIBS="-lfreetype $X_LIBS $LIBS"
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
 #line 4538 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index daab697685e..333b38aacdf 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ AC_CHECK_LIB(cups,cupsGetPPD,
 AC_SUBST(CUPSLIBS)
 
 dnl **** Check for FreeType 2 ****
-AC_CHECK_LIB(freetype,FT_Init_FreeType,ft_lib=yes,ft_lib=no)
+AC_CHECK_LIB(freetype,FT_Init_FreeType,ft_lib=yes,ft_lib=no,$X_LIBS)
 if test "$ft_lib" = "no"
 then
     FREETYPELIBS=""