diff --git a/modules/freetype/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/freetype/CMakeLists.txt
index 47e2f010c..805d8ebb6 100644
--- a/modules/freetype/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/modules/freetype/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ endif()
 
 
 if( FREETYPE_FOUND AND HARFBUZZ_FOUND )
-  ocv_define_module(freetype opencv_core opencv_imgproc PRIVATE_REQUIRED ${freetype2_LIBRARIES} ${harfbuzz_LIBRARIES} WRAP python)
+  ocv_define_module(freetype opencv_core opencv_imgproc PRIVATE_REQUIRED ${FREETYPE_LIBRARIES} ${HARFBUZZ_LIBRARIES} WRAP python)
   ocv_include_directories( ${FREETYPE_INCLUDE_DIRS} ${HARFBUZZ_INCLUDE_DIRS} )
 else()
   ocv_module_disable(freetype)