diff --git a/Make/makedefs b/Make/makedefs
index f3fb93301..b18f696a0 100644
--- a/Make/makedefs
+++ b/Make/makedefs
@@ -522,8 +522,8 @@ ifeq ($(OS),Darwin)
 #  FREETYPE_INCLUDE  = `freetype-config --cflags`
 #  FREETYPE_LIB      = `freetype-config --libs`
   
-  FREETYPE_INCLUDE  = -I$(SDKPATH)/usr/X11R6/include/freetype2
-  FREETYPE_LIB      = -lfreetype
+  FREETYPE_INCLUDE  = -I$(SDKPATH)/usr/X11R6/include -I$(SDKPATH)/usr/X11R6/include/freetype2
+  FREETYPE_LIB      =  -L$(SDKPATH)/usr/X11R6/lib -lfreetype
 
   GDAL_INCLUDES     = `gdal-config --cflags`
   GDAL_LIBS         = `gdal-config --libs`