diff --git a/code/CMakeModules/FindFreeType.cmake b/code/CMakeModules/FindFreeType.cmake
index 68a3ccdbd..4fa82f457 100644
--- a/code/CMakeModules/FindFreeType.cmake
+++ b/code/CMakeModules/FindFreeType.cmake
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ IF(FREETYPE_LIBRARIES AND FREETYPE_INCLUDE_DIRS)
 ENDIF(FREETYPE_LIBRARIES AND FREETYPE_INCLUDE_DIRS)
 
 FIND_PATH(FREETYPE_INCLUDE_DIRS
-  freetype
+  freetype.h
   PATHS
   $ENV{FREETYPE_DIR}/include
   /usr/local/include
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ FIND_PATH(FREETYPE_INCLUDE_DIRS
   /opt/local/include
   /opt/csw/include
   /opt/include
-  PATH_SUFFIXES freetype freetype2
+  PATH_SUFFIXES freetype2/freetype freetype freetype2
 )
 
 # ft2build.h does not reside in the freetype include dir
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ FIND_PATH(FREETYPE_ADDITIONAL_INCLUDE_DIR
   /opt/local/include
   /opt/csw/include
   /opt/include
+  PATH_SUFFIXES freetype2
 )
 
 # combine both include directories into one variable