diff --git a/make/helpers.mk b/make/helpers.mk
index 7e0cad6..010d518 100644
--- a/make/helpers.mk
+++ b/make/helpers.mk
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ define apply_patches
    done
 endef

+APPLY_PATCHES = $(call apply_patches, $(PATCHES)/$(notdir $@), $(1))
+
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

 #
diff --git a/make/target-libs.mk b/make/target-libs.mk
index b9363ee..9e9e321 100644
--- a/make/target-libs.mk
+++ b/make/target-libs.mk
@@ -253,15 +253,11 @@ FREETYPE_URL    = https://sourceforge.net/projects/freetype/files/freetype2/$(FR
 $(ARCHIVE)/$(FREETYPE_SOURCE):
    $(DOWNLOAD) $(FREETYPE_URL)/$(FREETYPE_SOURCE)

-FREETYPE_PATCH  = freetype2-subpixel.patch
-FREETYPE_PATCH += freetype2-config.patch
-FREETYPE_PATCH += freetype2-pkgconf.patch
-
 $(D)/freetype: $(D)/zlib $(D)/libpng $(ARCHIVE)/$(FREETYPE_SOURCE) | $(TARGET_DIR)
    $(REMOVE)/$(FREETYPE_TMP)
    $(UNTAR)/$(FREETYPE_SOURCE)
    $(CHDIR)/$(FREETYPE_TMP); \
-       $(call apply_patches, $(FREETYPE_PATCH)); \
+       $(APPLY_PATCHES); \
        sed -i '/^FONT_MODULES += \(type1\|cid\|pfr\|type42\|pcf\|bdf\|winfonts\|cff\)/d' modules.cfg
    $(CHDIR)/$(FREETYPE_TMP)/builds/unix; \
        libtoolize --force --copy; \