diff --git a/package/gnome2/pango/pango.conf b/package/gnome2/pango/pango.conf
index 0938bd4fb..cc1a2e9d8 100644
--- a/package/gnome2/pango/pango.conf
+++ b/package/gnome2/pango/pango.conf
@@ -23,3 +23,4 @@
 .  $base/package/gnome2/gnome-2.conf
 
 var_append confopt ' ' '--with-gnu-ld'
+var_append confopt ' ' '--enable-cairo'