diff --git a/package/freetype/Config.in b/package/freetype/Config.in
index 515dd1511..4f08b97b8 100644
--- a/package/freetype/Config.in
+++ b/package/freetype/Config.in
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_FREETYPE
 	bool "freetype"
 	default n
 	help
+	a free, high-quality and portable font engine.
 
 	http://www.freetype.org/
 
diff --git a/package/freetype/libdir-la.patch b/package/freetype/freetype-2.2.1-libdir-la.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from package/freetype/libdir-la.patch
rename to package/freetype/freetype-2.2.1-libdir-la.patch
diff --git a/package/freetype/freetype.mk b/package/freetype/freetype.mk
index 17edebdb8..e4d0529f0 100644
--- a/package/freetype/freetype.mk
+++ b/package/freetype/freetype.mk
@@ -3,119 +3,24 @@
 # freetype
 #
 #############################################################
-FREETYPE_VERSION:=$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_FREETYPE_VERSION)))
-FREETYPE_SOURCE:=freetype-$(FREETYPE_VERSION).tar.bz2
-FREETYPE_SITE:=http://$(BR2_SOURCEFORGE_MIRROR).dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/freetype
-FREETYPE_CAT:=$(BZCAT)
-FREETYPE_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/freetype-$(FREETYPE_VERSION)
-FREETYPE_DIR1:=$(TOOL_BUILD_DIR)/freetype-$(FREETYPE_VERSION)
-FREETYPE_HOST_DIR:=$(TOOL_BUILD_DIR)/freetype-$(FREETYPE_VERSION)-host
+FREETYPE_VERSION = $(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_FREETYPE_VERSION)))
+FREETYPE_SOURCE = freetype-$(FREETYPE_VERSION).tar.bz2
+FREETYPE_SITE = http://$(BR2_SOURCEFORGE_MIRROR).dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/freetype
+FREETYPE_AUTORECONF = NO
+FREETYPE_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
+FREETYPE_INSTALL_TARGET = YES
+FREETYPE_INSTALL_TARGET_OPT = DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) install
 
-$(DL_DIR)/$(FREETYPE_SOURCE):
-	$(WGET) -P $(DL_DIR) $(FREETYPE_SITE)/$(FREETYPE_SOURCE)
+FREETYPE_CONF_OPT = --target=$(GNU_TARGET_NAME) --host=$(GNU_TARGET_NAME) \
+		--build=$(GNU_HOST_NAME) --prefix=/usr \
+		--exec-prefix=/usr --bindir=/usr/bin \
+		--sbindir=/usr/sbin --libdir=/usr/lib \
+		--libexecdir=/usr/lib --sysconfdir=/etc \
+		--datadir=/usr/share --localstatedir=/var \
+		--includedir=/usr/include --mandir=/usr/man \
+		--infodir=/usr/info 
 
-$(FREETYPE_DIR)/.unpacked: $(DL_DIR)/$(FREETYPE_SOURCE)
-	$(FREETYPE_CAT) $(DL_DIR)/$(FREETYPE_SOURCE) | tar -C $(BUILD_DIR) $(TAR_OPTIONS) -
-	$(CONFIG_UPDATE) $(FREETYPE_DIR)
-	$(CONFIG_UPDATE) $(FREETYPE_DIR)/builds/unix
-	touch $(FREETYPE_DIR)/.unpacked
+FREETYPE_MAKE_OPT = CCexe="$(HOSTCC)"
+FREETYPE_DEPENDENCIES = uclibc pkgconfig
 
-# freetype for the target
-$(FREETYPE_DIR)/.configured: $(FREETYPE_DIR)/.unpacked
-	(cd $(FREETYPE_DIR); rm -f config.cache; \
-		$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
-		$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_ARGS) \
-		./configure \
-		--target=$(GNU_TARGET_NAME) \
-		--host=$(GNU_TARGET_NAME) \
-		--build=$(GNU_HOST_NAME) \
-		--prefix=/usr \
-		--exec-prefix=/usr \
-		--bindir=/usr/bin \
-		--sbindir=/usr/sbin \
-		--libdir=/lib \
-		--libexecdir=/usr/lib \
-		--sysconfdir=/etc \
-		--datadir=/usr/share \
-		--localstatedir=/var \
-		--includedir=/usr/include \
-		--mandir=/usr/man \
-		--infodir=/usr/info \
-	)
-	touch $(FREETYPE_DIR)/.configured
-
-$(FREETYPE_DIR)/.compiled: $(FREETYPE_DIR)/.configured
-	$(MAKE) CCexe="$(HOSTCC)" -C $(FREETYPE_DIR)
-	touch $(FREETYPE_DIR)/.compiled
-
-$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/freetype:
-	ln -sf ./freetype2/freetype $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/freetype
-
-#$(STAGING_DIR)/include/freetype:
-#	mkdir -p $(STAGING_DIR)/include
-#	ln -sf ../usr/include/freetype2/freetype $(STAGING_DIR)/include/freetype
-
-$(STAGING_DIR)/lib/libfreetype.so: $(FREETYPE_DIR)/.compiled
-	$(MAKE) DESTDIR=$(STAGING_DIR) -C $(FREETYPE_DIR) install
-	$(SED) "s,^libdir=.*,libdir=\'$(STAGING_DIR)/lib\',g" $(STAGING_DIR)/lib/libfreetype.la
-	$(SED) "s,^prefix=.*,prefix=\'$(STAGING_DIR)\',g" \
-		-e "s,^exec_prefix=.*,exec_prefix=\'$(STAGING_DIR)/usr\',g" \
-		-e "s,^includedir=.*,includedir=\'$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include\',g" \
-		-e "s,^libdir=.*,libdir=\'$(STAGING_DIR)/lib\',g" \
-		$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/freetype-config
-	touch -c $(STAGING_DIR)/lib/libfreetype.so
-
-$(TARGET_DIR)/lib/libfreetype.so: $(STAGING_DIR)/lib/libfreetype.so
-	cp -dpf $(STAGING_DIR)/lib/libfreetype.so* $(TARGET_DIR)/lib/
-	-$(STRIPCMD) $(STRIP_STRIP_UNNEEDED) $(TARGET_DIR)/lib/libfreetype.so
-
-# freetype for the host, needed for build-tools of fontconfig
-
-# great, it can't be built out of tree reliably
-$(FREETYPE_DIR1)/.unpacked: $(DL_DIR)/$(FREETYPE_SOURCE)
-	$(FREETYPE_CAT) $(DL_DIR)/$(FREETYPE_SOURCE) | tar -C $(TOOL_BUILD_DIR) $(TAR_OPTIONS) -
-	touch $(FREETYPE_DIR1)/.unpacked
-
-$(FREETYPE_DIR1)/.configured: $(FREETYPE_DIR1)/.unpacked
-	(cd $(FREETYPE_DIR1); \
-	./configure \
-		CC="$(HOSTCC)" \
-		--prefix="$(FREETYPE_HOST_DIR)" \
-	)
-	touch $(FREETYPE_DIR1)/.configured
-
-$(FREETYPE_DIR1)/.compiled: $(FREETYPE_DIR1)/.configured
-	$(MAKE) CCexe="$(HOSTCC)" -C $(FREETYPE_DIR1)
-	touch $(FREETYPE_DIR1)/.compiled
-
-$(FREETYPE_HOST_DIR)/lib/libfreetype.so: $(FREETYPE_DIR1)/.configured
-	$(MAKE) -C $(FREETYPE_DIR1) install
-	touch -c $@
-
-.PHONY: freetype freetype-source freetype-links freetype-clean freetype-dirclean
-
-freetype: uclibc pkgconfig $(TARGET_DIR)/lib/libfreetype.so freetype-links
-
-freetype-source: $(DL_DIR)/$(FREETYPE_SOURCE)
-
-freetype-links: $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/freetype # $(STAGING_DIR)/include/freetype
-
-freetype-clean:
-	$(MAKE) DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) CC=$(TARGET_CC) -C $(FREETYPE_DIR) uninstall
-	-$(MAKE) -C $(FREETYPE_DIR) clean
-
-freetype-dirclean:
-	rm -rf $(FREETYPE_DIR)
-
-.PHONY: host-freetype
-
-host-freetype: $(FREETYPE_HOST_DIR)/lib/libfreetype.so
-
-#############################################################
-#
-# Toplevel Makefile options
-#
-#############################################################
-ifeq ($(strip $(BR2_PACKAGE_FREETYPE)),y)
-TARGETS+=freetype
-endif
+$(eval $(call AUTOTARGETS,package,freetype))
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