diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index bcd6b4790..70bc8a105 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2018-08-30  Armin Hasitzka  <prince.cherusker@gmail.com>
+
+	[errors] Introduce a macro to control `FT_Error_String'.
+
+	* devel/ftoption.h (FT_CONFIG_OPTION_ERROR_STRINGS),
+	include/freetype/config/ftoption.h (FT_CONFIG_OPTION_ERROR_STRINGS):
+	New macro.
+
 2018-08-30  Armin Hasitzka  <prince.cherusker@gmail.com>
 
 	[errors] Introduce `FT_Error_String'.
diff --git a/devel/ftoption.h b/devel/ftoption.h
index accb24521..ab7968d32 100644
--- a/devel/ftoption.h
+++ b/devel/ftoption.h
@@ -497,6 +497,19 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
 #undef FT_CONFIG_OPTION_USE_MODULE_ERRORS
 
 
+  /**************************************************************************
+   *
+   * Error Strings
+   *
+   *   If this macro is set, `FT_Error_String' will return meaningful
+   *   descriptions.  This is not enabled by default to reduce the overall
+   *   size of FreeType.
+   *
+   *   More details can be found in the file fterrors.h.
+   */
+/* #define FT_CONFIG_OPTION_ERROR_STRINGS */
+
+
   /*************************************************************************/
   /*************************************************************************/
   /****                                                                 ****/
diff --git a/include/freetype/config/ftoption.h b/include/freetype/config/ftoption.h
index b5c6fe29b..6b745719a 100644
--- a/include/freetype/config/ftoption.h
+++ b/include/freetype/config/ftoption.h
@@ -493,6 +493,19 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
 #undef FT_CONFIG_OPTION_USE_MODULE_ERRORS
 
 
+  /**************************************************************************
+   *
+   * Error Strings
+   *
+   *   If this macro is set, `FT_Error_String' will return meaningful
+   *   descriptions.  This is not enabled by default to reduce the overall
+   *   size of FreeType.
+   *
+   *   More details can be found in the file fterrors.h.
+   */
+/* #define FT_CONFIG_OPTION_ERROR_STRINGS */
+
+
   /*************************************************************************/
   /*************************************************************************/
   /****                                                                 ****/