diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/xorg-app/xterm_303.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/xorg-app/xterm_303.bb
index 47dfbe529e..52e77b7897 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/xorg-app/xterm_303.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/xorg-app/xterm_303.bb
@@ -24,3 +24,6 @@ do_configure() {
 }
 
 FILES_${PN} += " /usr/lib/X11"
+
+PACKAGECONFIG ?= ""
+PACKAGECONFIG[xft] = "--enable-freetype,--disable-freetype,libxft fontconfig"