diff --git a/packages/print/freetype/meta b/packages/print/freetype/meta
index 2c956656a5..35df10f1db 100644
--- a/packages/print/freetype/meta
+++ b/packages/print/freetype/meta
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
 PKG_SITE="http://www.freetype.org"
 PKG_URL="http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/freetype/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.bz2"
 PKG_DEPENDS="zlib"
-PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="toolchain zlib"
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="toolchain zlib libpng"
 PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
 PKG_SECTION="print"
 PKG_SHORTDESC="freetype: TrueType font rendering library"