diff --git a/CMakeModules/Find3rdPartyDependencies.cmake b/CMakeModules/Find3rdPartyDependencies.cmake
index ec9cc434c..882134a42 100644
--- a/CMakeModules/Find3rdPartyDependencies.cmake
+++ b/CMakeModules/Find3rdPartyDependencies.cmake
@@ -55,11 +55,11 @@ ENDMACRO(FIND_DEPENDENCY DEPNAME INCLUDEFILE LIBRARY_NAMES SEARCHPATHLIST DEBUGS
 
 MACRO(SEARCH_3RDPARTY OSG_3RDPARTY_BIN)
         FIND_DEPENDENCY(TIFF tiff.h libtiff ${OSG_3RDPARTY_BIN} "D")
-        FIND_DEPENDENCY(FREETYPE ft2build.h "freetype;freetype234;freetype234MT;freetype235" ${OSG_3RDPARTY_BIN} "_D")
+        FIND_DEPENDENCY(FREETYPE ft2build.h "freetype;freetype234;freetype234MT;freetype235;freetype237" ${OSG_3RDPARTY_BIN} "_D")
         IF(FREETYPE_FOUND)
             #forcing subsequent FindFreeType stuff to not search for other variables.... kind of a hack 
-            SET(FREETYPE_INCLUDE_DIR_ft2build ${FREETYPE_INCLUDE_DIR} CACHE PATH "")
-            SET(FREETYPE_INCLUDE_DIR_freetype2 ${FREETYPE_INCLUDE_DIR} CACHE PATH "")
+            SET(FREETYPE_INCLUDE_DIR_ft2build ${FREETYPE_INCLUDE_DIR} CACHE PATH "" FORCE)
+            SET(FREETYPE_INCLUDE_DIR_freetype2 ${FREETYPE_INCLUDE_DIR} CACHE PATH "" FORCE)
             MARK_AS_ADVANCED(FREETYPE_INCLUDE_DIR_ft2build FREETYPE_INCLUDE_DIR_freetype2)
             SET(FREETYPE_INCLUDE_DIRS "${FREETYPE_INCLUDE_DIR_ft2build};${FREETYPE_INCLUDE_DIR_freetype2}")
         ENDIF(FREETYPE_FOUND)