diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/CMakeLists.txt b/source/blender/blenkernel/CMakeLists.txt
index 2962997b8ee..8ff6f8d8092 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -65,3 +65,8 @@ ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DWITH_CCGSUBSURF)
 
 BLENDERLIB(bf_blenkernel "${SRC}" "${INC}")
 ADD_DEPENDENCIES(bf_blenkernel mkprot verse)
+
+IF(WITH_INTERNATIONAL)
+   ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DWITH_FREETYPE2)
+ENDIF(WITH_INTERNATIONAL)
+
diff --git a/source/blender/blenlib/CMakeLists.txt b/source/blender/blenlib/CMakeLists.txt
index 783af015b47..4812cad033d 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenlib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/blender/blenlib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ IF(WITH_VERSE)
 ENDIF(WITH_VERSE)
 
 IF(WITH_INTERNATIONAL)
-  ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DWITH_FREETYPE)
+  ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DWITH_FREETYPE2)
 ENDIF(WITH_INTERNATIONAL)
 
 IF(WIN32)