diff --git a/openwrt/package/freetype/Config.in b/openwrt/package/freetype/Config.in
index 8a12d532c4254d08986e7e063793c0271749a222..38531cc1de30a78d0c42a6c70a910f2871f2d698 100644
--- a/openwrt/package/freetype/Config.in
+++ b/openwrt/package/freetype/Config.in
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 config BR2_COMPILE_FREETYPE
-	bool
+	tristate
 	default n
 	depends BR2_PACKAGE_LIBFREETYPE