diff --git a/modules/freetype/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/freetype/CMakeLists.txt
index f188dc3547a..cb863951c81 100644
--- a/modules/freetype/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/modules/freetype/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ endif()
 
 
 if( FREETYPE_FOUND AND HARFBUZZ_FOUND )
+  link_directories( ${FREETYPE_LIBRARY_DIRS} ${HARFBUZZ_LIBRARY_DIRS} )
   ocv_define_module(freetype opencv_core opencv_imgproc WRAP python)
   ocv_target_link_libraries(${the_module} ${FREETYPE_LIBRARIES} ${HARFBUZZ_LIBRARIES})
   ocv_include_directories( ${FREETYPE_INCLUDE_DIRS} ${HARFBUZZ_INCLUDE_DIRS} )