--- configure.in
+++ configure.in
@@ -471,6 +471,10 @@
 *) PKGCONFIG_REQUIRES="Requires.private"; ;;
 esac
 
+# Hack.  Don't use Requires.private, as otherwise f.i. the freetype
+# include patchs will be missing from the --cflags output for gtk+-2.0
+PKGCONFIG_REQUIRES="Requires"
+
 AC_SUBST(PKGCONFIG_REQUIRES)
 
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