diff --git a/sys/unix/NewInstall.unx b/sys/unix/NewInstall.unx
index 9ced987c1..538b18497 100644
--- a/sys/unix/NewInstall.unx
+++ b/sys/unix/NewInstall.unx
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ additional interfaces. See below.
 |          |       |                 |                                      |
 |          |       |                 | One possible way:                    |
 |          |       |                 |    brew install xquartz              |
+|          |       |                 |    brew install libxft               |
+|          |       |                 |    brew install fontconfig           |
+|          |       |                 |    brew install freetype             |
 |----------+-------+-----------------+--------------------------------------|
 | MacOS    | Qt    | WANT_WIN_QT     | You will need to obtain and          |
 |          |       |                 | install Qt if you want Qt            |
diff --git a/sys/unix/hints/macOS.500 b/sys/unix/hints/macOS.500
index 06646dab0..97d82388a 100755
--- a/sys/unix/hints/macOS.500
+++ b/sys/unix/hints/macOS.500
@@ -290,8 +290,8 @@ X11CFLAGS = -I/opt/X11/include
 X11CFLAGS += -Wno-variadic-macros
 ifdef USE_XFT
 CFLAGS += -DUSE_XFT
-X11CFLAGS += $(shell pkg-config --cflags xft fontconfig)
-WINX11LIB += $(shell pkg-config --libs xft fontconfig)
+X11CFLAGS += $(shell pkg-config --cflags xft fontconfig freetype2)
+WINX11LIB += $(shell pkg-config --libs xft fontconfig freetype2)
 endif
 ifdef USE_XPM
 CFLAGS += -DUSE_XPM