diff --git a/ext/gd/config.m4 b/ext/gd/config.m4
index 39d3359b108..b95ebd89de6 100644
--- a/ext/gd/config.m4
+++ b/ext/gd/config.m4
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([PHP_GD_XPM],[
 
 AC_DEFUN([PHP_GD_FREETYPE2],[
   if test "$PHP_FREETYPE" != "no"; then
-    PKG_CHECK_MODULES([FREETYPE2], [freetype2], [FREETYPE2_FOUND=true])
+    PKG_CHECK_MODULES([FREETYPE2], [freetype2])
 
     PHP_EVAL_INCLINE([$FREETYPE2_CFLAGS])
     PHP_EVAL_LIBLINE([$FREETYPE2_LIBS], [GD_SHARED_LIBADD])