diff --git a/caca/Makefile.am b/caca/Makefile.am
index adbc274..700bfbb 100644
--- a/caca/Makefile.am
+++ b/caca/Makefile.am
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ libcaca_la_SOURCES = \
 	$(cocoa_source) \
 	$(extra_source) \
 	$(NULL)
+libcaca_la_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) @CACA_CFLAGS@
 libcaca_la_LDFLAGS = -no-undefined -version-number @LT_VERSION@
 libcaca_la_LIBADD = ../cucul/libcucul.la @CACA_LIBS@
 
@@ -39,12 +40,14 @@ plugin_LTLIBRARIES = libx11_plugin.la libgl_plugin.la
 plugindir = $(libdir)/caca
 
 libx11_plugin_la_SOURCES = driver_x11.c
+libx11_plugin_la_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(X11_CFLAGS)
 libx11_plugin_la_LDFLAGS = -no-undefined -module -no-version
 libx11_plugin_la_LIBADD = libcaca.la ../cucul/libcucul.la $(X11_LIBS)
 
 libgl_plugin_la_SOURCES = driver_gl.c
+libgl_plugin_la_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(GL_CFLAGS) #$(FTGL_CFLAGS)
 libgl_plugin_la_LDFLAGS = -no-undefined -module -no-version
-libgl_plugin_la_LIBADD = libcaca.la ../cucul/libcucul.la $(GL_LIBS)
+libgl_plugin_la_LIBADD = libcaca.la ../cucul/libcucul.la $(GL_LIBS) #$(FTGL_LIBS)
 else
 extra_source = driver_x11.c driver_gl.c
 endif
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 189e8ce..b0c5128 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -217,6 +217,8 @@ if test "${enable_gl}" != "no"; then
   elif test "${enable_gl}" = "yes"; then
     AC_MSG_ERROR([cannot find OpenGL+FreeGLUT development files])
   fi
+  PKG_CHECK_MODULES(FTGL, ftgl >= 2.1.3, [FTGL="yes"], [FTGL="no"])
+  AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_FTGL, test "${FTGL}" = "yes")
 fi
 
 if test "${enable_cocoa}" != "no"; then
@@ -305,7 +307,8 @@ if test "${enable_plugins}" = "yes"; then
   AC_DEFINE(USE_PLUGINS, 1, Define to 1 to activate plugins)
   CACA_LIBS="${CACA_LIBS} -ldl"
 else
-  CACA_LIBS="${CACA_LIBS} ${X11_LIBS} ${GL_LIBS}"
+  CACA_CFLAGS="${CACA_CFLAGS} ${X11_CFLAGS} ${GL_CFLAGS} ${FTGL_CFLAGS}"
+  CACA_LIBS="${CACA_LIBS} ${X11_LIBS} ${GL_LIBS} ${FTGL_LIBS}"
 fi
 AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_PLUGINS, test "${ac_cv_my_have_plugins}" = "yes")
 
@@ -321,8 +324,11 @@ fi
 AC_SUBST(MATH_LIBS)
 AC_SUBST(ZLIB_LIBS)
 AC_SUBST(GETOPT_LIBS)
+AC_SUBST(CACA_CFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(CACA_LIBS)
+AC_SUBST(X11_CFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(X11_LIBS)
+AC_SUBST(GL_CFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(GL_LIBS)
 
 # How to get the C99 types. See cucul/cucul_types.h.in for details about