diff --git a/Modules/FindFreetype.cmake b/Modules/FindFreetype.cmake
index 1df239904..ccea99165 100644
--- a/Modules/FindFreetype.cmake
+++ b/Modules/FindFreetype.cmake
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ find_path(FREETYPE_INCLUDE_DIR_ft2build ft2build.h
     /usr/local/X11R6
     /usr/local/X11
     /usr/freeware
+    ENV GTKMM_BASEPATH
+    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\SOFTWARE\\gtkmm\\2.4;Path]
+    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\gtkmm\\2.4;Path]
   PATH_SUFFIXES include/freetype2 include
 )
 
@@ -61,6 +64,9 @@ find_path(FREETYPE_INCLUDE_DIR_freetype2 freetype/config/ftheader.h
     /usr/local/X11R6
     /usr/local/X11
     /usr/freeware
+    ENV GTKMM_BASEPATH
+    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\SOFTWARE\\gtkmm\\2.4;Path]
+    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\gtkmm\\2.4;Path]
   PATH_SUFFIXES include/freetype2 include
 )
 
@@ -70,10 +76,13 @@ find_library(FREETYPE_LIBRARY
     ENV FREETYPE_DIR
   PATH_SUFFIXES lib
   PATHS
-  /usr/X11R6
-  /usr/local/X11R6
-  /usr/local/X11
-  /usr/freeware
+    /usr/X11R6
+    /usr/local/X11R6
+    /usr/local/X11
+    /usr/freeware
+    ENV GTKMM_BASEPATH
+    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\SOFTWARE\\gtkmm\\2.4;Path]
+    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\gtkmm\\2.4;Path]
 )
 
 # set the user variables