--- conky-git-a21a8f7d2.old/cmake/ConkyPlatformChecks.cmake
+++ conky-git-a21a8f7d2/cmake/ConkyPlatformChecks.cmake
@@ -359,7 +359,8 @@
 
     # check for Xft
     if(BUILD_XFT)
-      if(FREETYPE_INCLUDE_DIR_freetype2)
+      set (FREETYPE_INCLUDE_DIR_freetype2 "__META_PRODTREE__/freetype2/include/freetype2")
+      if  (FREETYPE_INCLUDE_DIR_freetype2)
         set(FREETYPE_FOUND true)
         set(conky_includes ${conky_includes} ${FREETYPE_INCLUDE_DIR_freetype2})
       else(FREETYPE_INCLUDE_DIR_freetype2)