Index: configure
===================================================================
--- configure   (revision 8554)
+++ configure   (working copy)
@@ -2383,6 +2383,8 @@
 fi
 if test "$freetype2" = "yes" ; then
   echo "HAVE_FREETYPE2=yes" >> $MYTH_CONFIG_MAK
+  echo "FREETYPE_CFLAGS=`freetype-config --cflags`" >> $MYTH_CONFIG_MAK
+  echo "FREETYPE_LIBS=`freetype-config --libs`" >> $MYTH_CONFIG_MAK
 fi
 if test "$sunmlib" = "yes" ; then
   echo "HAVE_MLIB=yes" >> $MYTH_CONFIG_MAK
Index: libs/libmythtv/libmythtv.pro
===================================================================
--- libs/libmythtv/libmythtv.pro        (revision 8554)
+++ libs/libmythtv/libmythtv.pro        (working copy)
@@ -33,10 +33,11 @@
 TARGETDEPS += ../libmythmpeg2/libmythmpeg2-$${LIBVERSION}.$${QMAKE_EXTENSION_LIB}

 DEFINES += _LARGEFILE_SOURCE
-QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_RELEASE += `freetype-config --cflags`
-QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_DEBUG += `freetype-config --cflags`
-QMAKE_LFLAGS_SHLIB += `freetype-config --libs`

+QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_RELEASE += $${FREETYPE_CFLAGS}
+QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_DEBUG += $${FREETYPE_CFLAGS}
+QMAKE_LFLAGS_SHLIB += $${FREETYPE_LIBS}
+
 macx {
     # Mac OS X Frameworks
     FWKS = ApplicationServices Carbon QuickTime