--- configure.ac.orig	2010-03-17 23:43:24.000000000 +0200
+++ configure.ac	2010-04-20 21:28:14.000000000 +0300
@@ -82,12 +82,17 @@
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS([gd.h png.h kpathsea/kpathsea.h],,
 		 [AC_MSG_ERROR([cannot find/use $ac_header])])
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS([t1lib.h libgen.h])
+
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(freetype, AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-freetype], []), [check_ft=$enableval], [check_ft=yes])
+
+if test "$check_ft" = yes; then
 AC_CHECK_FT2(,[CFLAGS="$FT2_CFLAGS $CFLAGS"
 	LIBS="$FT2_LIBS $LIBS"
 	PSFONTS_O="$PSFONTS_O sfd.o ft.o"	
 	AC_DEFINE(HAVE_FT2, 1, [Define to 1 if you have freetype2])
 	ac_have_freetype2="yes"],
 	[ac_have_freetype2="no"])
+fi
 if test -n "$PSFONTS_O"; then
   PSFONTS_O="$PSFONTS_O enc.o fontmap.o tfm.o"
 fi