diff --git a/fontconfig.pc.in b/fontconfig.pc.in
index a84b5f4..c925de1 100644
--- a/fontconfig.pc.in
+++ b/fontconfig.pc.in
@@ -6,6 +6,5 @@ includedir=@includedir@
 Name: Fontconfig
 Description: Font configuration and customization library
 Version: @PACKAGE_VERSION@
-Requires: freetype2
 Libs: -L${libdir} -lfontconfig
 Cflags: -I${includedir}