diff --git a/freetype-2.5.3-freetype-config-libs.patch b/freetype-2.5.3-freetype-config-libs.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7f56f4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/freetype-2.5.3-freetype-config-libs.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+--- a/builds/unix/configure.raw
++++ b/builds/unix/configure.raw
+@@ -937,21 +937,6 @@ LIBS_PRIVATE=`echo "$LIBS_PRIVATE"  \
+                     -e 's/  *$//'   \
+                     -e 's/  */ /g'`
+ 
+-LIBS_CONFIG="-lfreetype      \
+-             $ZLIB_LIBS      \
+-             $BZIP2_LIBS     \
+-             $LIBPNG_LIBS    \
+-             $HARFBUZZ_LIBS  \
+-             $ft2_extra_libs"
+-# remove -L/usr/lib and -L/usr/lib64 since `freetype-config' adds them later
+-# on if necessary; also beautify
+-LIBS_CONFIG=`echo "$LIBS_CONFIG"                \
+-             | sed -e 's|-L */usr/lib64/* | |g' \
+-                   -e 's|-L */usr/lib/* | |g'   \
+-                   -e 's/^  *//'                \
+-                   -e 's/  *$//'                \
+-                   -e 's/  */ /g'`
+-
+ LIBSSTATIC_CONFIG="-lfreetype              \
+                    $zlib_libstaticconf     \
+                    $bzip2_libstaticconf    \
+@@ -971,7 +956,6 @@ LIBSSTATIC_CONFIG=`echo "$LIBSSTATIC_CONFIG"          \
+ AC_SUBST([ftmac_c])
+ AC_SUBST([REQUIRES_PRIVATE])
+ AC_SUBST([LIBS_PRIVATE])
+-AC_SUBST([LIBS_CONFIG])
+ AC_SUBST([LIBSSTATIC_CONFIG])
+ 
+ AC_SUBST([hardcode_libdir_flag_spec])
+--- a/builds/unix/freetype-config.in
++++ b/builds/unix/freetype-config.in
+@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ if test "$echo_cflags" = "yes" ; then
+ fi
+ 
+ if test "$echo_libs" = "yes" ; then
+-  libs="%LIBS_CONFIG%"
++  libs="-lfreetype"
+   staticlibs="%LIBSSTATIC_CONFIG%"
+   if test "$show_static" = "yes" ; then
+     libs="$staticlibs"
+--- a/builds/unix/unix-def.in
++++ b/builds/unix/unix-def.in
+@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ version_info := @version_info@
+ #
+ REQUIRES_PRIVATE   := @REQUIRES_PRIVATE@
+ LIBS_PRIVATE       := @LIBS_PRIVATE@
+-LIBS_CONFIG        := @LIBS_CONFIG@
+ LIBSSTATIC_CONFIG  := @LIBSSTATIC_CONFIG@
+ build_libtool_libs := @build_libtool_libs@
+ ft_version         := @ft_version@
+@@ -102,8 +101,7 @@ NO_OUTPUT := 2> /dev/null
+ 
+ $(OBJ_BUILD)/freetype-config: $(TOP_DIR)/builds/unix/freetype-config.in
+ 	rm -f $@ $@.tmp
+-	sed -e 's|%LIBS_CONFIG%|$(LIBS_CONFIG)|'               \
+-	    -e 's|%LIBSSTATIC_CONFIG%|$(LIBSSTATIC_CONFIG)|'   \
++	sed -e 's|%LIBSSTATIC_CONFIG%|$(LIBSSTATIC_CONFIG)|'   \
+ 	    -e 's|%build_libtool_libs%|$(build_libtool_libs)|' \
+ 	    -e 's|%exec_prefix%|$(exec_prefix)|'               \
+ 	    -e 's|%ft_version%|$(ft_version)|'                 \
+--- a/builds/unix/configure
++++ b/builds/unix/configure
+@@ -639,7 +639,6 @@ build_libtool_libs
+ wl
+ hardcode_libdir_flag_spec
+ LIBSSTATIC_CONFIG
+-LIBS_CONFIG
+ LIBS_PRIVATE
+ REQUIRES_PRIVATE
+ ftmac_c
+@@ -13715,21 +13714,6 @@ LIBS_PRIVATE=`echo "$LIBS_PRIVATE"  \
+                     -e 's/  *$//'   \
+                     -e 's/  */ /g'`
+ 
+-LIBS_CONFIG="-lfreetype      \
+-             $ZLIB_LIBS      \
+-             $BZIP2_LIBS     \
+-             $LIBPNG_LIBS    \
+-             $HARFBUZZ_LIBS  \
+-             $ft2_extra_libs"
+-# remove -L/usr/lib and -L/usr/lib64 since `freetype-config' adds them later
+-# on if necessary; also beautify
+-LIBS_CONFIG=`echo "$LIBS_CONFIG"                \
+-             | sed -e 's|-L */usr/lib64/* | |g' \
+-                   -e 's|-L */usr/lib/* | |g'   \
+-                   -e 's/^  *//'                \
+-                   -e 's/  *$//'                \
+-                   -e 's/  */ /g'`
+-
+ LIBSSTATIC_CONFIG="-lfreetype              \
+                    $zlib_libstaticconf     \
+                    $bzip2_libstaticconf    \
+
diff --git a/freetype.spec b/freetype.spec
index 6f1c750..05a5f1e 100644
--- a/freetype.spec
+++ b/freetype.spec
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 Summary: A free and portable font rendering engine
 Name: freetype
 Version: 2.5.3
-Release: 3%{?dist}
+Release: 4%{?dist}
 License: (FTL or GPLv2+) and BSD and MIT and Public Domain and zlib with acknowledgement
 Group: System Environment/Libraries
 URL: http://www.freetype.org
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ Patch88:  freetype-multilib.patch
 # https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=961855
 Patch90:  freetype-2.4.12-pkgconfig.patch
 
+# https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1079302
+Patch91:  freetype-2.5.3-freetype-config-libs.patch
+
 Buildroot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 
 BuildRequires: libX11-devel
@@ -92,6 +95,8 @@ popd
 
 %patch90 -p1 -b .pkgconfig
 
+%patch91 -p1 -b .freetype-config-libs
+
 %build
 
 %configure --disable-static
@@ -122,9 +127,6 @@ popd
 rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
 
-# HACK - drop private libs from freetype-config --libs option
-sed -i -e 's| -lz -lbz2 -lpng16||' builds/unix/freetype-config
-
 %makeinstall gnulocaledir=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_datadir}/locale
 
 {
@@ -215,6 +217,11 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %{_mandir}/man1/*
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Mar 25 2014 Marek Kasik <mkasik@redhat.com> - 2.5.3-4
+- Don't return flags of privately used libraries when
+- calling "freetype-config --libs"
+- Resolves: #1079302
+
 * Fri Mar 21 2014 Dan Horák <dan[at]danny.cz> - 2.5.3-3
 - drop private libs from freetype-config so it returns the same libs as pkg-config