diff --git a/package/freetype/freetype.mk b/package/freetype/freetype.mk
index b0aba78c51..e6463c30b6 100644
--- a/package/freetype/freetype.mk
+++ b/package/freetype/freetype.mk
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ FREETYPE_CONFIG_SCRIPTS = freetype-config
 
 HOST_FREETYPE_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf
 HOST_FREETYPE_CONF_OPTS = \
+	--without-brotli \
 	--without-bzip2 \
 	--without-harfbuzz \
 	--without-png \
@@ -32,6 +33,13 @@ else
 FREETYPE_CONF_OPTS += --without-zlib
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_BROTLI),y)
+FREETYPE_DEPENDENCIES += brotli
+FREETYPE_CONF_OPTS += --with-brotli
+else
+FREETYPE_CONF_OPTS += --without-brotli
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_BZIP2),y)
 FREETYPE_DEPENDENCIES += bzip2
 FREETYPE_CONF_OPTS += --with-bzip2