diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 12b263401c9..c5f11010de7 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -747,10 +747,9 @@ ICULIBS
 RESOLVLIBS
 LCMSLIBS
 LDAPLIBS
+ft_devel
 FREETYPELIBS
 FREETYPEINCL
-ft_devel
-ft_devel2
 FONTSSUBDIRS
 ESDCONFIG
 ESDLIBS
@@ -12631,12 +12630,11 @@ done
 LIBS="$ac_wine_check_funcs_save_LIBS"
 fi
 
-FREETYPELIBS=""
-
-FREETYPEINCL=""
-
-# Extract the first word of "freetype-config", so it can be a program name with args.
-set dummy freetype-config; ac_word=$2
+wine_cv_msg_freetype=yes
+for ac_prog in freetype-config freetype2-config
+do
+  # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
+set dummy $ac_prog; ac_word=$2
 { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 echo $ECHO_N "checking for $ac_word... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
 if test "${ac_cv_prog_ft_devel+set}" = set; then
@@ -12652,7 +12650,7 @@ do
   test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
   for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
   if { test -f "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" && $as_test_x "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; }; then
-    ac_cv_prog_ft_devel="freetype-config"
+    ac_cv_prog_ft_devel="$ac_prog"
     echo "$as_me:$LINENO: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
     break 2
   fi
@@ -12660,7 +12658,6 @@ done
 done
 IFS=$as_save_IFS
 
-  test -z "$ac_cv_prog_ft_devel" && ac_cv_prog_ft_devel="no"
 fi
 fi
 ft_devel=$ac_cv_prog_ft_devel
@@ -12673,66 +12670,22 @@ echo "${ECHO_T}no" >&6; }
 fi
 
 
-if test "$ft_devel" = "no"
+  test -n "$ft_devel" && break
+done
+test -n "$ft_devel" || ft_devel="false"
+
+if test "$ft_devel" != "false"
 then
-    # Extract the first word of "freetype2-config", so it can be a program name with args.
-set dummy freetype2-config; ac_word=$2
-{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for $ac_word" >&5
-echo $ECHO_N "checking for $ac_word... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
-if test "${ac_cv_prog_ft_devel2+set}" = set; then
+    ac_freetype_libs=`$ft_devel --libs`
+    ac_freetype_incl=`$ft_devel --cflags`
+    { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for -lfreetype" >&5
+echo $ECHO_N "checking for -lfreetype... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
+if test "${ac_cv_lib_soname_freetype+set}" = set; then
   echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
 else
-  if test -n "$ft_devel2"; then
-  ac_cv_prog_ft_devel2="$ft_devel2" # Let the user override the test.
-else
-as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
-for as_dir in $PATH
-do
-  IFS=$as_save_IFS
-  test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
-  for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
-  if { test -f "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" && $as_test_x "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; }; then
-    ac_cv_prog_ft_devel2="freetype2-config"
-    echo "$as_me:$LINENO: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
-    break 2
-  fi
-done
-done
-IFS=$as_save_IFS
-
-  test -z "$ac_cv_prog_ft_devel2" && ac_cv_prog_ft_devel2="no"
-fi
-fi
-ft_devel2=$ac_cv_prog_ft_devel2
-if test -n "$ft_devel2"; then
-  { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ft_devel2" >&5
-echo "${ECHO_T}$ft_devel2" >&6; }
-else
-  { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: no" >&5
-echo "${ECHO_T}no" >&6; }
-fi
-
-
-    if test "$ft_devel2" = "freetype2-config"
-    then
-	ft_devel=$ft_devel2
-    fi
-fi
-
-if test "$ft_devel" = "no"
-then
-    wine_cv_msg_freetype=yes
-else
-    FREETYPELIBS=`$ft_devel --libs`
-    FREETYPEINCL=`$ft_devel --cflags`
-    { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for FT_Init_FreeType in -lfreetype" >&5
-echo $ECHO_N "checking for FT_Init_FreeType in -lfreetype... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
-if test "${ac_cv_lib_freetype_FT_Init_FreeType+set}" = set; then
-  echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
-else
-  ac_check_lib_save_LIBS=$LIBS
-LIBS="-lfreetype $FREETYPELIBS $LIBS"
-cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+  ac_check_soname_save_LIBS=$LIBS
+LIBS="-lfreetype $ac_freetype_libs $LIBS"
+  cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* confdefs.h.  */
 _ACEOF
 cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
@@ -12772,34 +12725,41 @@ eval "echo \"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\"") >&5
 	 test ! -s conftest.err
        } && test -s conftest$ac_exeext &&
        $as_test_x conftest$ac_exeext; then
-  ac_cv_lib_freetype_FT_Init_FreeType=yes
+  case "$LIBEXT" in
+    dll) ;;
+    dylib) ac_cv_lib_soname_freetype=`otool -L conftest$ac_exeext | grep "libfreetype\\.[0-9A-Za-z.]*dylib" | sed -e "s/^.*\/\(libfreetype\.[0-9A-Za-z.]*dylib\).*$/\1/"';2,$d'` ;;
+    *) ac_cv_lib_soname_freetype=`$ac_cv_path_LDD conftest$ac_exeext | grep "libfreetype\\.$LIBEXT" | sed -e "s/^.*\(libfreetype\.$LIBEXT[^	 ]*\).*$/\1/"';2,$d'` ;;
+  esac
 else
   echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
 sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
 
-	ac_cv_lib_freetype_FT_Init_FreeType=no
+
 fi
 
 rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest_ipa8_conftest.oo \
       conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
-LIBS=$ac_check_lib_save_LIBS
+  LIBS=$ac_check_soname_save_LIBS
 fi
-{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_cv_lib_freetype_FT_Init_FreeType" >&5
-echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_cv_lib_freetype_FT_Init_FreeType" >&6; }
-if test $ac_cv_lib_freetype_FT_Init_FreeType = yes; then
-  ft_lib=yes
+if test "x$ac_cv_lib_soname_freetype" = "x"; then
+  { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: not found" >&5
+echo "${ECHO_T}not found" >&6; }
+       ft_lib=no
 else
-  ft_lib=no
+  { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_cv_lib_soname_freetype" >&5
+echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_cv_lib_soname_freetype" >&6; }
+
+cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
+#define SONAME_LIBFREETYPE "$ac_cv_lib_soname_freetype"
+_ACEOF
+
+       ft_lib=yes
 fi
 
-    if test "$ft_lib" = "no"
+    if test "$ft_lib" = "yes"
     then
-	wine_cv_msg_freetype=yes
-	FREETYPELIBS=""
-	FREETYPEINCL=""
-    else
 	ac_save_CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS"
-	CPPFLAGS="$FREETYPEINCL $CPPFLAGS"
+	CPPFLAGS="$ac_freetype_incl $CPPFLAGS"
 
 
 
@@ -12983,7 +12943,7 @@ _ACEOF
 fi
 
         ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
-        CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $FREETYPELIBS"
+        CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $ac_freetype_libs"
 
 for ac_func in FT_Load_Sfnt_Table
 do
@@ -13087,11 +13047,11 @@ cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
 #define HAVE_FREETYPE 1
 _ACEOF
 
+            FREETYPELIBS="$ac_freetype_libs"
+
+            FREETYPEINCL="$ac_freetype_incl"
+
 	    wine_cv_msg_freetype=no
-	else
-	    FREETYPELIBS=""
-	    FREETYPEINCL=""
-	    wine_cv_msg_freetype=yes
 	fi
     fi
 fi
@@ -15421,84 +15381,6 @@ _ACEOF
 
 fi
 
-{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for -lfreetype" >&5
-echo $ECHO_N "checking for -lfreetype... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
-if test "${ac_cv_lib_soname_freetype+set}" = set; then
-  echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
-else
-  ac_check_soname_save_LIBS=$LIBS
-LIBS="-lfreetype $X_LIBS $LIBS"
-  cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
-/* confdefs.h.  */
-_ACEOF
-cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
-cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
-/* end confdefs.h.  */
-
-/* Override any GCC internal prototype to avoid an error.
-   Use char because int might match the return type of a GCC
-   builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C"
-#endif
-char FT_Init_FreeType ();
-int
-main ()
-{
-return FT_Init_FreeType ();
-  ;
-  return 0;
-}
-_ACEOF
-rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest$ac_exeext
-if { (ac_try="$ac_link"
-case "(($ac_try" in
-  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
-  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
-esac
-eval "echo \"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\"") >&5
-  (eval "$ac_link") 2>conftest.er1
-  ac_status=$?
-  grep -v '^ *+' conftest.er1 >conftest.err
-  rm -f conftest.er1
-  cat conftest.err >&5
-  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  (exit $ac_status); } && {
-	 test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag" ||
-	 test ! -s conftest.err
-       } && test -s conftest$ac_exeext &&
-       $as_test_x conftest$ac_exeext; then
-  case "$LIBEXT" in
-    dll) ;;
-    dylib) ac_cv_lib_soname_freetype=`otool -L conftest$ac_exeext | grep "libfreetype\\.[0-9A-Za-z.]*dylib" | sed -e "s/^.*\/\(libfreetype\.[0-9A-Za-z.]*dylib\).*$/\1/"';2,$d'` ;;
-    *) ac_cv_lib_soname_freetype=`$ac_cv_path_LDD conftest$ac_exeext | grep "libfreetype\\.$LIBEXT" | sed -e "s/^.*\(libfreetype\.$LIBEXT[^	 ]*\).*$/\1/"';2,$d'` ;;
-  esac
-else
-  echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
-sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
-
-
-fi
-
-rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest_ipa8_conftest.oo \
-      conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
-  LIBS=$ac_check_soname_save_LIBS
-fi
-if test "x$ac_cv_lib_soname_freetype" = "x"; then
-  { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: not found" >&5
-echo "${ECHO_T}not found" >&6; }
-
-else
-  { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_cv_lib_soname_freetype" >&5
-echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_cv_lib_soname_freetype" >&6; }
-
-cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
-#define SONAME_LIBFREETYPE "$ac_cv_lib_soname_freetype"
-_ACEOF
-
-
-fi
-
 
 
 
@@ -21985,10 +21867,9 @@ ICULIBS!$ICULIBS$ac_delim
 RESOLVLIBS!$RESOLVLIBS$ac_delim
 LCMSLIBS!$LCMSLIBS$ac_delim
 LDAPLIBS!$LDAPLIBS$ac_delim
+ft_devel!$ft_devel$ac_delim
 FREETYPELIBS!$FREETYPELIBS$ac_delim
 FREETYPEINCL!$FREETYPEINCL$ac_delim
-ft_devel!$ft_devel$ac_delim
-ft_devel2!$ft_devel2$ac_delim
 FONTSSUBDIRS!$FONTSSUBDIRS$ac_delim
 ESDCONFIG!$ESDCONFIG$ac_delim
 ESDLIBS!$ESDLIBS$ac_delim
@@ -22009,7 +21890,7 @@ LIBOBJS!$LIBOBJS$ac_delim
 LTLIBOBJS!$LTLIBOBJS$ac_delim
 _ACEOF
 
-  if test `sed -n "s/.*$ac_delim\$/X/p" conf$$subs.sed | grep -c X` = 72; then
+  if test `sed -n "s/.*$ac_delim\$/X/p" conf$$subs.sed | grep -c X` = 71; then
     break
   elif $ac_last_try; then
     { { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: could not make $CONFIG_STATUS" >&5
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c6dd1ddb5ac..3246f4ad078 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -810,33 +810,17 @@ then
 fi
 
 dnl **** Check for FreeType 2 ****
-AC_SUBST(FREETYPELIBS,"")
-AC_SUBST(FREETYPEINCL,"")
-AC_CHECK_PROG(ft_devel,freetype-config,freetype-config,no)
-if test "$ft_devel" = "no"
+wine_cv_msg_freetype=yes
+AC_CHECK_PROGS(ft_devel,[freetype-config freetype2-config],false)
+if test "$ft_devel" != "false"
 then
-    AC_CHECK_PROG(ft_devel2,freetype2-config,freetype2-config,no)
-    if test "$ft_devel2" = "freetype2-config"
+    ac_freetype_libs=`$ft_devel --libs`
+    ac_freetype_incl=`$ft_devel --cflags`
+    WINE_CHECK_SONAME(freetype,FT_Init_FreeType,[ft_lib=yes],[ft_lib=no],[$ac_freetype_libs])
+    if test "$ft_lib" = "yes"
     then
-	ft_devel=$ft_devel2
-    fi
-fi
-
-if test "$ft_devel" = "no"
-then
-    wine_cv_msg_freetype=yes
-else
-    FREETYPELIBS=`$ft_devel --libs`
-    FREETYPEINCL=`$ft_devel --cflags`
-    AC_CHECK_LIB(freetype,FT_Init_FreeType,ft_lib=yes,ft_lib=no,$FREETYPELIBS)
-    if test "$ft_lib" = "no"
-    then
-	wine_cv_msg_freetype=yes
-	FREETYPELIBS=""
-	FREETYPEINCL=""
-    else
 	ac_save_CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS"
-	CPPFLAGS="$FREETYPEINCL $CPPFLAGS"
+	CPPFLAGS="$ac_freetype_incl $CPPFLAGS"
 	AC_CHECK_HEADERS(ft2build.h \
                          freetype/freetype.h \
                          freetype/ftglyph.h \
@@ -857,7 +841,7 @@ else
                     wine_cv_fttrigon=yes],[wine_cv_fttrigon=no])
         AC_CHECK_TYPES(FT_TrueTypeEngineType,,,[#include <freetype/ftmodapi.h>])
         ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
-        CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $FREETYPELIBS"
+        CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $ac_freetype_libs"
         AC_CHECK_FUNCS(FT_Load_Sfnt_Table)
         CFLAGS="$ac_save_CFLAGS"
 	CPPFLAGS="$ac_save_CPPFLAGS"
@@ -865,11 +849,9 @@ else
 	if test "$ac_cv_header_freetype_freetype_h" = "yes" -a "$wine_cv_fttrigon" = "yes"
 	then
 	    AC_DEFINE(HAVE_FREETYPE, 1, [Define if FreeType 2 is installed])
+            AC_SUBST(FREETYPELIBS,"$ac_freetype_libs")
+            AC_SUBST(FREETYPEINCL,"$ac_freetype_incl")
 	    wine_cv_msg_freetype=no
-	else
-	    FREETYPELIBS=""
-	    FREETYPEINCL=""
-	    wine_cv_msg_freetype=yes
 	fi
     fi
 fi
@@ -1159,7 +1141,6 @@ AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(SONAME_EXT,[".$LIBEXT"],[Define to the file extension of shar
 
 WINE_CHECK_SONAME(X11,XCreateWindow,,,[$X_LIBS $X_EXTRA_LIBS])
 WINE_CHECK_SONAME(Xext,XextCreateExtension,,,[$X_LIBS -lX11 $X_EXTRA_LIBS])
-WINE_CHECK_SONAME(freetype,FT_Init_FreeType,,,[$X_LIBS])
 
 
 dnl **** Check for functions ****
diff --git a/dlls/gdi32/freetype.c b/dlls/gdi32/freetype.c
index 9db2d3ed20e..8a18a377dae 100644
--- a/dlls/gdi32/freetype.c
+++ b/dlls/gdi32/freetype.c
@@ -128,10 +128,6 @@ WINE_DEFAULT_DEBUG_CHANNEL(font);
 #include <freetype/ftmodapi.h>
 #endif
 
-#ifndef SONAME_LIBFREETYPE
-#define SONAME_LIBFREETYPE "libfreetype" SONAME_EXT
-#endif
-
 #ifndef HAVE_FT_TRUETYPEENGINETYPE
 typedef enum
 {
diff --git a/dlls/wineps.drv/truetype.c b/dlls/wineps.drv/truetype.c
index a748ce15364..0254a75f482 100644
--- a/dlls/wineps.drv/truetype.c
+++ b/dlls/wineps.drv/truetype.c
@@ -83,10 +83,6 @@ WINE_DEFAULT_DEBUG_CHANNEL(psdrv);
     	    	    	    	    FT_LOAD_IGNORE_TRANSFORM	|   \
 				    FT_LOAD_LINEAR_DESIGN   	    )
 
-#ifndef SONAME_LIBFREETYPE
-#define SONAME_LIBFREETYPE "libfreetype" SONAME_EXT
-#endif
-
 static void *ft_handle = NULL;
 
 #define MAKE_FUNCPTR(f) static typeof(f) * p##f = NULL;