diff --git a/SuperBuild/CMake/External_ossim.cmake b/SuperBuild/CMake/External_ossim.cmake
index 9df14f1f01a8af7fc825d411e8b16ee695649ff1..ec90f49249c678ba7ac8a1a371ea2fc83952ea5b 100644
--- a/SuperBuild/CMake/External_ossim.cmake
+++ b/SuperBuild/CMake/External_ossim.cmake
@@ -35,10 +35,9 @@ else()
   ADD_SUPERBUILD_CMAKE_VAR(JPEG_LIBRARY)
   ADD_SUPERBUILD_CMAKE_VAR(OPENTHREADS_INCLUDE_DIR)
   ADD_SUPERBUILD_CMAKE_VAR(OPENTHREADS_LIBRARY)
+  ADD_SUPERBUILD_CMAKE_VAR(FREETYPE_INCLUDE_DIR)
   ADD_SUPERBUILD_CMAKE_VAR(FREETYPE_LIBRARY)
 
-  list(APPEND OSSIM_SB_CONFIG "FREETYPE_INCLUDE:PATH=${FREETYPE_INCLUDE_DIR}")
-
   set(OSSIM_CXX_FLAGS  -D__STDC_CONSTANT_MACROS)
 
   if(MSVC)