diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 8f197399a..361faaa14 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2013-08-22  Vladimir Serbinenko  <phcoder@gmail.com>
+
+	* configure.ac: Set CPP to build one when checkoing for freetype for
+	build.
+
 2013-08-22  Vladimir Serbinenko  <phcoder@gmail.com>
 
 	* util/grub-mkfont.c [!GRUB_BUILD]: Define my_argp_state.
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 7a927f174..de9cb24a5 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -395,6 +395,7 @@ fi
 HOST_CC=$CC
 AC_CHECK_PROGS(BUILD_CC, [gcc egcs cc])
 test -z "$BUILD_CC" && AC_MSG_ERROR([none of gcc, egcs and cc is found. set BUILD_CC manually.])
+BUILD_CPP="$BUILD_CC -E"
 
 # For gnulib.
 gl_INIT
@@ -990,9 +991,11 @@ AC_SUBST([freetype_cflags])
 AC_SUBST([freetype_libs])
 
 SAVED_CC="$CC"
+SAVED_CPP="$CPP"
 SAVED_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
 SAVED_CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS"
 CC="$BUILD_CC"
+CPP="$BUILD_CPP"
 CFLAGS="$BUILD_CFLAGS"
 CPPFLAGS="$BUILD_CPPFLAGS"
 
@@ -1046,6 +1049,7 @@ AC_SUBST([build_freetype_cflags])
 AC_SUBST([build_freetype_libs])
 
 CC="$SAVED_CC"
+CPP="$SAVED_CPP"
 CFLAGS="$SAVED_CFLAGS"
 CPPFLAGS="$SAVED_CPPFLAGS"