diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/CMakeLists.txt b/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/CMakeLists.txt
index d0ec55c05b..434fc5e3ca 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ find_package(X11)
 find_package(XCB)
 find_package(XKB)
 find_package(PkgConfig)
+find_package(Freetype)
 
 pkg_check_modules(XKB_COMMON_X11 xkbcommon-x11>=0.4.1 IMPORTED_TARGET)