diff --git a/Ports/freetype/package.sh b/Ports/freetype/package.sh
index 4801b8ba53..8313ec9e03 100755
--- a/Ports/freetype/package.sh
+++ b/Ports/freetype/package.sh
@@ -13,9 +13,3 @@ configopts=(
     "--with-harfbuzz=no"
     "--with-png=no"
 )
-
-install() {
-    run make DESTDIR="${SERENITY_INSTALL_ROOT}" "${installopts[@]}" install
-    ${CC} -shared -o "${SERENITY_INSTALL_ROOT}/usr/local/lib/libfreetype.so" -Wl,-soname,libfreetype.so -Wl,--whole-archive "${SERENITY_INSTALL_ROOT}/usr/local/lib/libfreetype.a" -Wl,--no-whole-archive
-    rm -f "${SERENITY_INSTALL_ROOT}/usr/local/lib/libfreetype.la"
-}
diff --git a/Ports/freetype/patches/0001-libtool-Enable-shared-library-support-for-SerenityOS.patch b/Ports/freetype/patches/0001-libtool-Enable-shared-library-support-for-SerenityOS.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..04b4bc512a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Ports/freetype/patches/0001-libtool-Enable-shared-library-support-for-SerenityOS.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+From 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Tim Schumacher <timschumi@gmx.de>
+Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2023 20:34:42 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] libtool: Enable shared library support for SerenityOS
+
+For some odd reason, libtool handles the configuration for shared
+libraries entirely statically and in its configure script. If no
+shared library support is "present", building shared libraries is
+disabled entirely.
+
+Fix that by just adding the appropriate configuration options for
+`serenity`. This allows us to finally create dynamic libraries
+automatically using libtool, without having to manually link the
+static library into a shared library.
+---
+ builds/unix/configure | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
+ 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/builds/unix/configure b/builds/unix/configure
+index 99499ceebe1c715183610b374841de288552d3e3..e2fa5a60411fab7089aab5800c89abaeea985d36 100755
+--- a/builds/unix/configure
++++ b/builds/unix/configure
+@@ -5558,6 +5558,10 @@ tpf*)
+ os2*)
+   lt_cv_deplibs_check_method=pass_all
+   ;;
++
++serenity*)
++  lt_cv_deplibs_check_method=pass_all
++  ;;
+ esac
+ 
+ fi
+@@ -9108,6 +9112,10 @@ lt_prog_compiler_static=
+       lt_prog_compiler_static='-Bstatic'
+       ;;
+ 
++    serenity*)
++      lt_prog_compiler_can_build_shared=yes
++      ;;
++
+     *)
+       lt_prog_compiler_can_build_shared=no
+       ;;
+@@ -10640,6 +10648,10 @@ printf "%s\n" "$lt_cv_irix_exported_symbol" >&6; }
+       hardcode_shlibpath_var=no
+       ;;
+ 
++    serenity*)
++      ld_shlibs=yes
++      ;;
++
+     *)
+       ld_shlibs=no
+       ;;
+@@ -11712,6 +11724,17 @@ uts4*)
+   shlibpath_var=LD_LIBRARY_PATH
+   ;;
+ 
++serenity*)
++  version_type=linux
++  need_lib_prefix=no
++  need_version=no
++  library_names_spec='${libname}${release}${shared_ext}${versuffix} ${libname}${release}${shared_ext}${major} ${libname}${shared_ext}'
++  soname_spec='${libname}${release}${shared_ext}${major}'
++  shlibpath_var=LD_LIBRARY_PATH
++  shlibpath_overrides_runpath=no
++  dynamic_linker='SerenityOS LibELF'
++  ;;
++
+ *)
+   dynamic_linker=no
+   ;;
diff --git a/Ports/freetype/patches/ReadMe.md b/Ports/freetype/patches/ReadMe.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8551425882
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Ports/freetype/patches/ReadMe.md
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Patches for freetype on SerenityOS
+
+## `0001-libtool-Enable-shared-library-support-for-SerenityOS.patch`
+
+libtool: Enable shared library support for SerenityOS
+
+For some odd reason, libtool handles the configuration for shared
+libraries entirely statically and in its configure script. If no
+shared library support is "present", building shared libraries is
+disabled entirely.
+
+Fix that by just adding the appropriate configuration options for
+`serenity`. This allows us to finally create dynamic libraries
+automatically using libtool, without having to manually link the
+static library into a shared library.
+