diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 30aff749bf1..b962b54873a 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -10156,6 +10156,71 @@ sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
   wine_cv_fttrigon=no
 fi
 rm -f conftest.err conftest.$ac_ext
+        echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for FT_TrueTypeEngineType" >&5
+echo $ECHO_N "checking for FT_TrueTypeEngineType... $ECHO_C" >&6
+if test "${ac_cv_type_FT_TrueTypeEngineType+set}" = set; then
+  echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
+else
+  cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* confdefs.h.  */
+_ACEOF
+cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
+cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+#include <freetype/ftmodapi.h>
+
+int
+main ()
+{
+if ((FT_TrueTypeEngineType *) 0)
+  return 0;
+if (sizeof (FT_TrueTypeEngineType))
+  return 0;
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext
+if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
+  (eval $ac_compile) 2>conftest.er1
+  ac_status=$?
+  grep -v '^ *+' conftest.er1 >conftest.err
+  rm -f conftest.er1
+  cat conftest.err >&5
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); } &&
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+  { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
+  (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); }; } &&
+	 { ac_try='test -s conftest.$ac_objext'
+  { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
+  (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); }; }; then
+  ac_cv_type_FT_TrueTypeEngineType=yes
+else
+  echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
+sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+
+ac_cv_type_FT_TrueTypeEngineType=no
+fi
+rm -f conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
+fi
+echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_cv_type_FT_TrueTypeEngineType" >&5
+echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_cv_type_FT_TrueTypeEngineType" >&6
+if test $ac_cv_type_FT_TrueTypeEngineType = yes; then
+
+cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
+#define HAVE_FT_TRUETYPEENGINETYPE 1
+_ACEOF
+
+
+fi
+
 	CPPFLAGS="$ac_save_CPPFLAGS"
 		if test "$ac_cv_header_freetype_freetype_h" = "yes" -a "$wine_cv_fttrigon" = "yes"
 	then
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 652de1a2098..a8b4e2e453e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -606,6 +606,7 @@ else
           [Define if you have the <freetype/fttrigon.h> header file.])
                     wine_cv_fttrigon=yes],
                     wine_cv_fttrigon=no)
+        AC_CHECK_TYPES(FT_TrueTypeEngineType,,,[#include <freetype/ftmodapi.h>])
 	CPPFLAGS="$ac_save_CPPFLAGS"
 	dnl Check that we have at least freetype/freetype.h
 	if test "$ac_cv_header_freetype_freetype_h" = "yes" -a "$wine_cv_fttrigon" = "yes"
diff --git a/dlls/gdi/freetype.c b/dlls/gdi/freetype.c
index a983d25d602..ad0d6ebbe6f 100644
--- a/dlls/gdi/freetype.c
+++ b/dlls/gdi/freetype.c
@@ -90,8 +90,13 @@ WINE_DEFAULT_DEBUG_CHANNEL(font);
 #define SONAME_LIBFREETYPE "libfreetype.so"
 #endif
 
-#ifndef FT_MODULE_DRIVER_HAS_HINTER
-#define FT_MODULE_DRIVER_HAS_HINTER 0x400
+#ifndef HAVE_FT_TRUETYPEENGINETYPE
+typedef enum
+{
+    FT_TRUETYPE_ENGINE_TYPE_NONE = 0,
+    FT_TRUETYPE_ENGINE_TYPE_UNPATENTED,
+    FT_TRUETYPE_ENGINE_TYPE_PATENTED
+} FT_TrueTypeEngineType;
 #endif
 
 static FT_Library library = 0;
@@ -126,7 +131,7 @@ MAKE_FUNCPTR(FT_Vector_Transform);
 static void (*pFT_Library_Version)(FT_Library,FT_Int*,FT_Int*,FT_Int*);
 static FT_Error (*pFT_Load_Sfnt_Table)(FT_Face,FT_ULong,FT_Long,FT_Byte*,FT_ULong*);
 static FT_ULong (*pFT_Get_First_Char)(FT_Face,FT_UInt*);
-static FT_Error (*pFT_Module_Get_Flags)(FT_Module,FT_ULong*);
+static FT_TrueTypeEngineType (*pFT_Get_TrueType_Engine_Type)(FT_Library);
 #ifdef HAVE_FREETYPE_FTWINFNT_H
 MAKE_FUNCPTR(FT_Get_WinFNT_Header);
 #endif
@@ -1504,7 +1509,7 @@ BOOL WineEngInit(void)
     pFT_Library_Version = wine_dlsym(ft_handle, "FT_Library_Version", NULL, 0);
     pFT_Load_Sfnt_Table = wine_dlsym(ft_handle, "FT_Load_Sfnt_Table", NULL, 0);
     pFT_Get_First_Char = wine_dlsym(ft_handle, "FT_Get_First_Char", NULL, 0);
-    pFT_Module_Get_Flags = wine_dlsym(ft_handle, "FT_Module_Get_Flags", NULL, 0);
+    pFT_Get_TrueType_Engine_Type = wine_dlsym(ft_handle, "FT_Get_TrueType_Engine_Type", NULL, 0);
 #ifdef HAVE_FREETYPE_FTWINFNT_H
     pFT_Get_WinFNT_Header = wine_dlsym(ft_handle, "FT_Get_WinFNT_Header", NULL, 0);
 #endif
@@ -3844,19 +3849,19 @@ BOOL WINAPI FontIsLinked(HDC hdc)
 
 static BOOL is_hinting_enabled(void)
 {
-    FT_Module mod = pFT_Get_Module(library, "truetype");
+    FT_Module mod;
 
     /* Use the >= 2.2.0 function if available */
-    if(pFT_Module_Get_Flags)
+    if(pFT_Get_TrueType_Engine_Type)
     {
-        FT_ULong flags;
-        pFT_Module_Get_Flags(mod, &flags);
-        return flags & FT_MODULE_DRIVER_HAS_HINTER;
+        FT_TrueTypeEngineType type = pFT_Get_TrueType_Engine_Type(library);
+        return type == FT_TRUETYPE_ENGINE_TYPE_PATENTED;
     }
 
     /* otherwise if we've been compiled with < 2.2.0 headers 
        use the internal macro */
 #ifdef FT_DRIVER_HAS_HINTER
+    mod = pFT_Get_Module(library, "truetype");
     if(mod && FT_DRIVER_HAS_HINTER(mod))
         return TRUE;
 #endif
diff --git a/include/config.h.in b/include/config.h.in
index 8d2502128b8..18f11277887 100644
--- a/include/config.h.in
+++ b/include/config.h.in
@@ -149,6 +149,9 @@
 /* Define to 1 if you have the `ftruncate' function. */
 #undef HAVE_FTRUNCATE
 
+/* Define to 1 if the system has the type `FT_TrueTypeEngineType'. */
+#undef HAVE_FT_TRUETYPEENGINETYPE
+
 /* Define to 1 if you have the `futimes' function. */
 #undef HAVE_FUTIMES