diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e36f33b0..138237b3 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ if (WIN32)
   include_directories(deps/freetype/include)
   set(LOVR_FREETYPE freetype)
 else()
-  pkg_search_module(FREETYPE REQUIRED freetype)
+  pkg_search_module(FREETYPE REQUIRED freetype2)
   include_directories(${FREETYPE_INCLUDE_DIRS})
   set(LOVR_FREETYPE ${FREETYPE_LIBRARIES})
 endif()