diff --git a/package/lcdproc/lcdproc.mk b/package/lcdproc/lcdproc.mk
index c6476eb745..5196368a78 100644
--- a/package/lcdproc/lcdproc.mk
+++ b/package/lcdproc/lcdproc.mk
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ endif
 
 LCDPROC_DEPENDENCIES = freetype ncurses zlib
 
+LCDPROC_CONF_ENV += ac_cv_path_FT2_CONFIG=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/freetype-config
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBPNG),y)
 LCDPROC_DEPENDENCIES += libpng
 LCDPROC_CONF_OPTS += --enable-libpng