diff --git a/packages/print/freetype/install b/packages/print/freetype/install
index 8545d8372f..2112ed30e2 100755
--- a/packages/print/freetype/install
+++ b/packages/print/freetype/install
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@
 $SCRIPTS/install zlib
 
 mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/lib
-  cp -PR $PKG_BUILD/objs/.libs/libfreetype.so* $INSTALL/usr/lib
+  cp -P $PKG_BUILD/objs/.libs/libfreetype.so* $INSTALL/usr/lib
diff --git a/packages/print/freetype/patches/freetype-2.3.9-libdir-la.diff b/packages/print/freetype/patches/freetype-2.3.9-libdir-la.diff
deleted file mode 100644
index 76287ef4fa..0000000000
--- a/packages/print/freetype/patches/freetype-2.3.9-libdir-la.diff
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,81 +0,0 @@
-diff -urN freetype-2.3.7.orig/builds/unix/ltmain.sh freetype-2.3.7/builds/unix/ltmain.sh
---- freetype-2.3.7.orig/builds/unix/ltmain.sh	2008-09-16 15:55:36.000000000 +0100
-+++ freetype-2.3.7/builds/unix/ltmain.sh	2008-09-22 09:18:36.000000000 +0100
-@@ -1047,8 +1047,9 @@
- 	# was found and let the user know that the "--tag" command
- 	# line option must be used.
- 	if test -z "$tagname"; then
--	  func_echo "unable to infer tagged configuration"
--	  func_fatal_error "specify a tag with \`--tag'"
-+          func_echo "unable to infer tagged configuration"
-+	  func_echo "$modename: defaulting to \`CC'"
-+	  func_echo "$modename: if this is not correct, specify a tag with \`--tag'"
- #	else
- #	  func_verbose "using $tagname tagged configuration"
- 	fi
-@@ -2017,8 +2018,11 @@
- 	  # At present, this check doesn't affect windows .dll's that
- 	  # are installed into $libdir/../bin (currently, that works fine)
- 	  # but it's something to keep an eye on.
--	  test "$inst_prefix_dir" = "$destdir" && \
--	    func_fatal_error "error: cannot install \`$file' to a directory not ending in $libdir"
-+	  #
-+	  # This breaks install into our staging area.  -PB
-+	  #
-+	  #test "$inst_prefix_dir" = "$destdir" && \
-+	  #  func_fatal_error "error: cannot install \`$file' to a directory not ending in $libdir"
- 
- 	  if test -n "$inst_prefix_dir"; then
- 	    # Stick the inst_prefix_dir data into the link command.
-@@ -4885,8 +4889,14 @@
- 	    absdir="$abs_ladir"
- 	    libdir="$abs_ladir"
- 	  else
--	    dir="$libdir"
--	    absdir="$libdir"
-+            # Adding 'libdir' from the .la file to our library search paths
-+            # breaks crosscompilation horribly.  We cheat here and don't add
-+            # it, instead adding the path where we found the .la.  -CL
-+	    dir="$abs_ladir"
-+	    absdir="$abs_ladir"
-+	    libdir="$abs_ladir"
-+	    #dir="$libdir"
-+	    #absdir="$libdir"
- 	  fi
- 	  test "X$hardcode_automatic" = Xyes && avoidtemprpath=yes
- 	else
-@@ -5408,13 +5418,16 @@
- 		  ;;
- 		esac
- 		else
--		  eval libdir=`${SED} -n -e 's/^libdir=\(.*\)$/\1/p' $deplib`
--		  test -z "$libdir" && \
--		    func_fatal_error "\`$deplib' is not a valid libtool archive"
--		  test "$absdir" != "$libdir" && \
--		    func_warning "\`$deplib' seems to be moved"
--
--		  path="-L$absdir"
-+#       	  This interferes with crosscompilation. -CL
-+#		  eval libdir=`${SED} -n -e 's/^libdir=\(.*\)$/\1/p' $deplib`
-+#		  test -z "$libdir" && \
-+#		    func_fatal_error "\`$deplib' is not a valid libtool archive"
-+#		  test "$absdir" != "$libdir" && \
-+#		    func_warning "\`$deplib' seems to be moved"
-+#
-+#		  path="-L$absdir"
-+        	  path="-L$absdir/$objdir"
-+        	  eval libdir=`${SED} -n -e 's/^libdir=\(.*\)$/\1/p' $deplib`
- 		fi
- 		;;
- 	      esac
-@@ -7520,6 +7533,10 @@
- 	    # Replace all uninstalled libtool libraries with the installed ones
- 	    newdependency_libs=
- 	    for deplib in $dependency_libs; do
-+              # Replacing uninstalled with installed can easily break crosscompilation,
-+              # since the installed path is generally the wrong architecture.  -CL
-+              newdependency_libs="$newdependency_libs $deplib"
-+              continue
- 	      case $deplib in
- 	      *.la)
- 		func_basename "$deplib"
diff --git a/packages/print/freetype/url b/packages/print/freetype/url
index 91666e4316..eb40f7dacd 100644
--- a/packages/print/freetype/url
+++ b/packages/print/freetype/url
@@ -1 +1 @@
-http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/freetype/freetype-2.3.12.tar.bz2
+http://mirror.lihnidos.org/GNU/savannah/freetype/freetype-2.4.0.tar.bz2
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