diff --git a/openttd.vcproj b/openttd.vcproj
index 25154a5524..86430a6547 100644
--- a/openttd.vcproj
+++ b/openttd.vcproj
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 				FavorSizeOrSpeed="2"
 				OmitFramePointers="TRUE"
 				OptimizeForProcessor="1"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE;WIN32_EXCEPTION_TRACKER;WIN32_ENABLE_DIRECTMUSIC_SUPPORT;WITH_ZLIB;WITH_PNG;ENABLE_NETWORK"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE;WIN32_EXCEPTION_TRACKER;WIN32_ENABLE_DIRECTMUSIC_SUPPORT;WITH_ZLIB;WITH_PNG;WITH_FREETYPE;ENABLE_NETWORK"
 				StringPooling="TRUE"
 				ExceptionHandling="TRUE"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				AdditionalDependencies="unicows.lib winmm.lib ws2_32.lib libpng.lib zlibstat.lib dxguid.lib"
+				AdditionalDependencies="unicows.lib winmm.lib ws2_32.lib libpng.lib zlibstat.lib dxguid.lib libfreetype2.lib"
 				OutputFile=".\Release/openttd.exe"
 				LinkIncremental="1"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="TRUE"
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;WIN32_ENABLE_DIRECTMUSIC_SUPPORT;WITH_ZLIB;WITH_PNG;ENABLE_NETWORK"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;WIN32_ENABLE_DIRECTMUSIC_SUPPORT;WITH_ZLIB;WITH_PNG;WITH_FREETYPE;ENABLE_NETWORK"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
 				RuntimeLibrary="1"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="2"
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
 				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				AdditionalDependencies="unicows.lib winmm.lib ws2_32.lib libpng.lib zlibstat.lib dxguid.lib"
+				AdditionalDependencies="unicows.lib winmm.lib ws2_32.lib libpng.lib zlibstat.lib dxguid.lib libfreetype.lib"
 				OutputFile=".\Debug/openttd.exe"
 				LinkIncremental="0"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="TRUE"
diff --git a/openttd_vs80.vcproj b/openttd_vs80.vcproj
index c1dc2d0a9d..93ee726352 100644
--- a/openttd_vs80.vcproj
+++ b/openttd_vs80.vcproj
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 				EnableIntrinsicFunctions="true"
 				FavorSizeOrSpeed="2"
 				OmitFramePointers="true"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE;WIN32_EXCEPTION_TRACKER;WIN32_ENABLE_DIRECTMUSIC_SUPPORT;WITH_ZLIB;WITH_PNG;ENABLE_NETWORK"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE;WIN32_EXCEPTION_TRACKER;WIN32_ENABLE_DIRECTMUSIC_SUPPORT;WITH_ZLIB;WITH_PNG;WITH_FREETYPE;ENABLE_NETWORK"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				ExceptionHandling="1"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				AdditionalDependencies="winmm.lib ws2_32.lib libpng.lib zlibstat.lib dxguid.lib"
+				AdditionalDependencies="winmm.lib ws2_32.lib libpng.lib zlibstat.lib dxguid.lib libfreetype2.lib"
 				OutputFile=".\$(ConfigurationName)\openttd.exe"
 				LinkIncremental="1"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@
 				EnableIntrinsicFunctions="true"
 				FavorSizeOrSpeed="2"
 				OmitFramePointers="true"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE;WIN32_EXCEPTION_TRACKER;WIN32_ENABLE_DIRECTMUSIC_SUPPORT;WITH_ZLIB;WITH_PNG;ENABLE_NETWORK"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE;WIN32_EXCEPTION_TRACKER;WIN32_ENABLE_DIRECTMUSIC_SUPPORT;WITH_ZLIB;WITH_PNG;WITH_FREETYPE;ENABLE_NETWORK"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				ExceptionHandling="1"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				AdditionalDependencies="winmm.lib ws2_32.lib libpng.lib zlibstat.lib dxguid.lib"
+				AdditionalDependencies="winmm.lib ws2_32.lib libpng.lib zlibstat.lib dxguid.lib libfreetype2.lib"
 				OutputFile=".\$(PlatformName)\$(ConfigurationName)\openttd.exe"
 				LinkIncremental="1"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;WIN32_ENABLE_DIRECTMUSIC_SUPPORT;WITH_ZLIB;WITH_PNG;ENABLE_NETWORK"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;WIN32_ENABLE_DIRECTMUSIC_SUPPORT;WITH_ZLIB;WITH_PNG;WITH_FREETYPE;ENABLE_NETWORK"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
 				RuntimeLibrary="1"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				AdditionalDependencies="winmm.lib ws2_32.lib libpng.lib zlibstat.lib dxguid.lib"
+				AdditionalDependencies="winmm.lib ws2_32.lib libpng.lib zlibstat.lib dxguid.lib libfreetype2.lib"
 				OutputFile=".\$(ConfigurationName)\openttd.exe"
 				LinkIncremental="0"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;WIN32_ENABLE_DIRECTMUSIC_SUPPORT;WITH_ZLIB;WITH_PNG;ENABLE_NETWORK"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;WIN32_ENABLE_DIRECTMUSIC_SUPPORT;WITH_ZLIB;WITH_PNG;WITH_FREETYPE;ENABLE_NETWORK"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
 				RuntimeLibrary="1"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				AdditionalDependencies="winmm.lib ws2_32.lib libpng.lib zlibstat.lib dxguid.lib"
+				AdditionalDependencies="winmm.lib ws2_32.lib libpng.lib zlibstat.lib dxguid.lib libfreetype2.lib"
 				OutputFile=".\$(PlatformName)\$(ConfigurationName)\openttd.exe"
 				LinkIncremental="0"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"