diff --git a/scripts/common-functions.sh b/scripts/common-functions.sh
index 045a830..97e50b2 100755
--- a/scripts/common-functions.sh
+++ b/scripts/common-functions.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ function downloadTarArchive() {
   echo "Ensuring sources of ${LIBRARY_NAME} in ${LIBRARY_SOURCES}"
 
   if [[ ! -d "$LIBRARY_SOURCES" ]]; then
-    curl -O ${DOWNLOAD_URL}
+    curl -L -O ${DOWNLOAD_URL}
 
     EXTRACTION_DIR="."
     if [ "$NEED_EXTRA_DIRECTORY" = true ] ; then
diff --git a/scripts/libfreetype/build.sh b/scripts/libfreetype/build.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..b8bdf3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/libfreetype/build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+./configure \
+    --prefix=${INSTALL_DIR} \
+    --host=${TARGET} \
+    --with-sysroot=${SYSROOT_PATH} \
+    --disable-shared \
+    --enable-static \
+    --with-pic \
+    --with-zlib \
+    --without-bzip2 \
+    --without-png \
+    --without-harfbuzz \
+    --without-brotli \
+    --without-old-mac-fonts \
+    --without-fsspec \
+    --without-fsref \
+    --without-quickdraw-toolbox \
+    --without-quickdraw-carbon \
+    --without-ats \
+    CC=${FAM_CC} \
+    AR=${FAM_AR} \
+    RANLIB=${FAM_RANLIB} || exit 1
+
+export FFMPEG_EXTRA_LD_FLAGS="${FFMPEG_EXTRA_LD_FLAGS} -lz"
+
+${MAKE_EXECUTABLE} clean
+${MAKE_EXECUTABLE} -j${HOST_NPROC}
+${MAKE_EXECUTABLE} install
diff --git a/scripts/libfreetype/download.sh b/scripts/libfreetype/download.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..5184c6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/libfreetype/download.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+source ${SCRIPTS_DIR}/common-functions.sh
+
+FREETYPE_VERSION=2.10.2
+
+downloadTarArchive \
+  "libfreetype" \
+  "https://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/freetype/freetype-${FREETYPE_VERSION}.tar.gz" \
diff --git a/scripts/parse-arguments.sh b/scripts/parse-arguments.sh
index 0404bef..83265f5 100755
--- a/scripts/parse-arguments.sh
+++ b/scripts/parse-arguments.sh
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ ALL_SUPPORTED_LIBRARIES=(
   "libtwolame"
   "libspeex"
   "libvpx"
+  "libfreetype"
 )
 
 for argument in "$@"; do
@@ -102,6 +103,9 @@ for argument in "$@"; do
   --enable-libvpx|-vpx)
       EXTERNAL_LIBRARIES+=( "libvpx" )
     ;;
+  --enable-libfreetype|-freetype)
+      EXTERNAL_LIBRARIES+=( "libfreetype" )
+    ;;
   --enable-all-external|-all)
     EXTERNAL_LIBRARIES=${ALL_SUPPORTED_LIBRARIES[@]}
     ;;