diff --git a/srcpkgs/foobillard++/template b/srcpkgs/foobillard++/template
index 98923393e9..d92355a8ca 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/foobillard++/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/foobillard++/template
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@ license="GPL-2.0-only"
 homepage="http://foobillardplus.sourceforge.net/"
 distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/foobillardplus/foobillardplus-$version.tar.gz"
 checksum=e276b70674a7d788c45eeff89f1f5db5d48d871a1ab92103813d424a3761e1d9
-CFLAGS+=" -fgnu89-inline"
+CFLAGS="-fgnu89-inline"
+# flags from freetype-config and sdl-config
+CFLAGS+=" -I${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/include/freetype2"
+CFLAGS+=" -I${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/include/SDL -D_GNU_SOURCE=1"
 
 pre_configure() {
 	autoreconf -fi