diff --git a/srcpkgs/freetype/template b/srcpkgs/freetype/template
index 740407cbbc..7d6c220bea 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/freetype/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/freetype/template
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 # Template file for 'freetype'
 pkgname=freetype
 version=2.9.1
-revision=2
+revision=3
 build_style=gnu-configure
+configure_args="--enable-freetype-config"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
 makedepends="bzip2-devel libpng-devel"
 short_desc="Font rendering engine and library API"
@@ -32,16 +33,6 @@ pre_configure() {
 	fi
 }
 
-post_build() {
-	# Create a legacy /usr/bin/freetype-config script
-	vmkdir usr/bin
-	cat >> "${DESTDIR}"/usr/bin/freetype-config <<EOF
-#!/bin/sh
-pkg-config "\$@" freetype2
-EOF
-	chmod 755 "${DESTDIR}"/usr/bin/freetype-config
-}
-
 freetype-devel_package() {
 	depends="${makedepends} ${sourcepkg}>=${version}_${revision}"
 	short_desc+=" - development files"