diff --git a/SuperBuild/CMake/External_ossim.cmake b/SuperBuild/CMake/External_ossim.cmake
index 5908fad82d93bbc89435be34a4e6a4fee20498ea..1b24215efdc4005c6ff190201a985fe1d8d59537 100644
--- a/SuperBuild/CMake/External_ossim.cmake
+++ b/SuperBuild/CMake/External_ossim.cmake
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ else()
         -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=Release
         -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS:STRING=${OSSIM_CXX_FLAGS}
         -DBUILD_OSSIM_MPI_SUPPORT:BOOL=OFF
+        -DBUILD_OSSIM_FREETYPE_SUPPORT:BOOL=OFF
         -DBUILD_OSSIM_APPS:BOOL=OFF
         -DBUILD_OSSIM_FRAMEWORKS:BOOL=OFF
         -DINSTALL_ARCHIVE_DIR:STRING=lib