diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index 58f9546..05345a8 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ prepare() {
   cd MuseScore
 # Fix display of scores with recent qt5-declarative
   git cherry-pick -n c747bdbcba81109e2749015a575827b2494af971
+# Enable use of system freetype
+  git cherry-pick -n 9ab6b32b1c3b990cfa7bb172ee8112521dc2269c
 }
 
 pkgver() {
@@ -69,6 +71,7 @@ build() {
     -DMUE_BUILD_UNIT_TESTS=OFF \
     -DMUE_ENABLE_FILE_ASSOCIATION=ON \
     -DMUE_INSTALL_SOUNDFONT=ON \
+    -DMUE_COMPILE_USE_SYSTEM_FREETYPE=ON \
     -Wno-dev
   cmake --build build
 }