--- freetype-2.5.2/builds/unix/freetype-config.in
+++ freetype-2.5.2/builds/unix/freetype-config.in
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@
 LC_ALL=C
 export LC_ALL
 
-prefix="%prefix%"
-exec_prefix="%exec_prefix%"
+prefix=`pkg-config --variable prefix freetype2`
+exec_prefix=`pkg-config --variable exec_prefix freetype2`
 exec_prefix_set="no"
-includedir="%includedir%"
-libdir="%libdir%"
+includedir=`pkg-config --variable includedir freetype2`
+libdir=`pkg-config --variable libdir freetype2`
 
 usage()
 {