diff --git a/src/modules/_Image_FreeType/configure.in b/src/modules/_Image_FreeType/configure.in
index 76b2f5b64772e8a610c8b90f7f7a5a8bacaaee4b..1ce8abea8c2fff8832e1120def681f2d00e01e69 100644
--- a/src/modules/_Image_FreeType/configure.in
+++ b/src/modules/_Image_FreeType/configure.in
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ if test "x$with_freetype" = "xyes" ; then
 
   PIKE_FEATURE_NODEP(Image.FreeType)
 
-  MY_AC_PATH_PROG(FT_CONFIG, ${ac_tool_prefix}freetype-config, no)
+  MY_AC_PATH_PROGS(FT_CONFIG, ${ac_tool_prefix}freetype-config freetype-config, no)
 
   if test "$FT_CONFIG" = "no" ; then
      :