diff --git a/src/timerd/Makefile.am b/src/timerd/Makefile.am
index b3c68456f..00c1dfc0b 100644
--- a/src/timerd/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/timerd/Makefile.am
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS += \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/lib/connection \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/lib/libeventserver \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/lib/xmltree \
+	@FREETYPE_CFLAGS@ \
 	@HWLIB_CFLAGS@
 
 noinst_LIBRARIES = libtimerd.a