diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/swi-prolog/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/swi-prolog/default.nix
index 255ea1495d6..49498c2fc81 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/swi-prolog/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/swi-prolog/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, gmp, readline, openssl, libjpeg, unixODBC, zlib, libXinerama, libXft, libXpm, libSM, libXt }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, gmp, readline, openssl, libjpeg, unixODBC, zlib, 
+   libXinerama, libXft, libXpm, libSM, libXt, freetype, pkgconfig,
+   fontconfig }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   version = "5.10.2";
@@ -9,10 +11,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "1a3ebbcd649f429a41b64561d38423692e00524c29227432d0eb5a0e24e2a4c9";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [gmp readline openssl libjpeg unixODBC libXinerama libXft libXpm libSM libXt zlib];
+  buildInputs = [gmp readline openssl libjpeg unixODBC libXinerama 
+    libXft libXpm libSM libXt zlib freetype pkgconfig fontconfig];
   configureFlags = "--with-world --enable-gmp --enable-shared";
   makeFlags = "world";
 
+  preConfigure = ''
+    export NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE="$NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE -I${freetype}/include/freetype2"
+  '';
+
   meta = {
     homepage = http://www.swi-prolog.org/;
     description = "A Prolog compiler and interpreter";