--- a/configure.ac	2017-06-18 22:33:56.000000000 +0200
+++ b/configure.ac	2018-10-04 22:30:22.668770478 +0200
@@ -389,11 +389,7 @@
 AC_MSG_RESULT($enable_freetype)
 
 if test "$enable_freetype" = "yes"; then
-	ifdef([AC_CHECK_FT2],
-		[AC_CHECK_FT2([],
-			[AC_DEFINE(HAVE_FT2, [1], [Define to 1 if you have freetype])],
-			[enable_freetype=no])],
-		[AC_MSG_WARN([freetype does not seem to be installed])])
+	PKG_CHECK_MODULES(FT2, freetype2 >= 7.0.1, [enable_freetype="yes"],[enable_freetype="no"])
 fi
 AC_SUBST([FT2_CFLAGS])
 AC_SUBST([FT2_LIBS])