diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 5ec6e864437..4c8b85bab95 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -9341,26 +9341,22 @@ for ac_header in ft2build.h \
                          freetype/internal/sfnt.h
 do
 as_ac_Header=`echo "ac_cv_header_$ac_header" | $as_tr_sh`
-if eval "test \"\${$as_ac_Header+set}\" = set"; then
-  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for $ac_header" >&5
+echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for $ac_header" >&5
 echo $ECHO_N "checking for $ac_header... $ECHO_C" >&6
 if eval "test \"\${$as_ac_Header+set}\" = set"; then
   echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
-fi
-echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: `eval echo '${'$as_ac_Header'}'`" >&5
-echo "${ECHO_T}`eval echo '${'$as_ac_Header'}'`" >&6
 else
-  # Is the header compilable?
-echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking $ac_header usability" >&5
-echo $ECHO_N "checking $ac_header usability... $ECHO_C" >&6
-cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+  cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 #line $LINENO "configure"
 /* confdefs.h.  */
 _ACEOF
 cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
 cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
-$ac_includes_default
+#if HAVE_FT2BUILD_H
+                          #include <ft2build.h>
+                          #endif
+
 #include <$ac_header>
 _ACEOF
 rm -f conftest.$ac_objext
@@ -9375,101 +9371,17 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
   ac_status=$?
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); }; }; then
-  ac_header_compiler=yes
+  eval "$as_ac_Header=yes"
 else
   echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
 sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
 
-ac_header_compiler=no
+eval "$as_ac_Header=no"
 fi
 rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
-echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_header_compiler" >&5
-echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_header_compiler" >&6
-
-# Is the header present?
-echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking $ac_header presence" >&5
-echo $ECHO_N "checking $ac_header presence... $ECHO_C" >&6
-cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
-#line $LINENO "configure"
-/* confdefs.h.  */
-_ACEOF
-cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
-cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
-/* end confdefs.h.  */
-#include <$ac_header>
-_ACEOF
-if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext\"") >&5
-  (eval $ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext) 2>conftest.er1
-  ac_status=$?
-  grep -v '^ *+' conftest.er1 >conftest.err
-  rm -f conftest.er1
-  cat conftest.err >&5
-  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  (exit $ac_status); } >/dev/null; then
-  if test -s conftest.err; then
-    ac_cpp_err=$ac_c_preproc_warn_flag
-  else
-    ac_cpp_err=
-  fi
-else
-  ac_cpp_err=yes
-fi
-if test -z "$ac_cpp_err"; then
-  ac_header_preproc=yes
-else
-  echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
-sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
-
-  ac_header_preproc=no
-fi
-rm -f conftest.err conftest.$ac_ext
-echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_header_preproc" >&5
-echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_header_preproc" >&6
-
-# So?  What about this header?
-case $ac_header_compiler:$ac_header_preproc in
-  yes:no )
-    { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING: $ac_header: accepted by the compiler, rejected by the preprocessor!" >&5
-echo "$as_me: WARNING: $ac_header: accepted by the compiler, rejected by the preprocessor!" >&2;}
-    { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING: $ac_header: proceeding with the preprocessor's result" >&5
-echo "$as_me: WARNING: $ac_header: proceeding with the preprocessor's result" >&2;}
-    (
-      cat <<\_ASBOX
-## ------------------------------------ ##
-## Report this to bug-autoconf@gnu.org. ##
-## ------------------------------------ ##
-_ASBOX
-    ) |
-      sed "s/^/$as_me: WARNING:     /" >&2
-    ;;
-  no:yes )
-    { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING: $ac_header: present but cannot be compiled" >&5
-echo "$as_me: WARNING: $ac_header: present but cannot be compiled" >&2;}
-    { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING: $ac_header: check for missing prerequisite headers?" >&5
-echo "$as_me: WARNING: $ac_header: check for missing prerequisite headers?" >&2;}
-    { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING: $ac_header: proceeding with the preprocessor's result" >&5
-echo "$as_me: WARNING: $ac_header: proceeding with the preprocessor's result" >&2;}
-    (
-      cat <<\_ASBOX
-## ------------------------------------ ##
-## Report this to bug-autoconf@gnu.org. ##
-## ------------------------------------ ##
-_ASBOX
-    ) |
-      sed "s/^/$as_me: WARNING:     /" >&2
-    ;;
-esac
-echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for $ac_header" >&5
-echo $ECHO_N "checking for $ac_header... $ECHO_C" >&6
-if eval "test \"\${$as_ac_Header+set}\" = set"; then
-  echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
-else
-  eval "$as_ac_Header=$ac_header_preproc"
 fi
 echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: `eval echo '${'$as_ac_Header'}'`" >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}`eval echo '${'$as_ac_Header'}'`" >&6
-
-fi
 if test `eval echo '${'$as_ac_Header'}'` = yes; then
   cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
 #define `echo "HAVE_$ac_header" | $as_tr_cpp` 1
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index bf00ea6bce3..dc79d057d95 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -455,7 +455,10 @@ else
                          freetype/ftsnames.h \
                          freetype/ttnameid.h \
                          freetype/ftoutln.h \
-                         freetype/internal/sfnt.h)
+                         freetype/internal/sfnt.h,,,
+                         [#if HAVE_FT2BUILD_H
+                          #include <ft2build.h>
+                          #endif])
 	AC_TRY_CPP([#include <ft2build.h>
                     #include <freetype/fttrigon.h>],
                     [AC_DEFINE(HAVE_FREETYPE_FTTRIGON_H, 1,