--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1912,7 +1912,7 @@
 AC_DEFUN([AC_PATH_FREETYPE_DIRECT],
 [test -z "$freetype_direct_test_library" && freetype_direct_test_library=freetype
 test -z "$freetype_direct_test_function" && freetype_direct_test_function=FT_Init_FreeType
-test -z "$freetype_direct_test_include" && freetype_direct_test_include=freetype2/freetype.h
+test -z "$freetype_direct_test_include" && freetype_direct_test_include=freetype2/ft2build.h
   for ac_dir in               \
     /usr/X11R6.5.1/include	    \
     /usr/X11R6.4/include	      \