diff --git a/backend_test/example_glfw_opengl3/CMakeLists.txt b/backend_test/example_glfw_opengl3/CMakeLists.txt
index f04330e..440d482 100644
--- a/backend_test/example_glfw_opengl3/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/backend_test/example_glfw_opengl3/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -45,10 +45,13 @@ add_compile_definitions("IMGUI_IMPL_OPENGL_LOADER_GL3W")
 option(IMGUI_FREETYPE "add Freetype2" OFF)
 
 if(IMGUI_FREETYPE)
+	message("building with freetype")
 	FIND_PACKAGE(freetype REQUIRED PATHS ${FREETYPE_PATH})
 	list(APPEND IMGUI_LIBRARIES freetype)
 	list(APPEND IMGUI_SOURCES ../../imgui/misc/freetype/imgui_freetype.cpp)
-	add_definitions("-DCIMGUI_FREETYPE=1")
+	#add_definitions("-DCIMGUI_FREETYPE=1")
+	add_definitions("-DIMGUI_ENABLE_FREETYPE=1")
+	add_definitions("-DIMGUI_ENABLE_STB_TRUETYPE=1")
 endif(IMGUI_FREETYPE)
 
 # opengl3
diff --git a/cimgui.cpp b/cimgui.cpp
index 25ef583..da0b84c 100644
--- a/cimgui.cpp
+++ b/cimgui.cpp
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@
 //docking branch
 
 #include "./imgui/imgui.h"
-#ifdef IMGUI_ENABLE_FREETYPE
-#include "./imgui/misc/freetype/imgui_freetype.h"
-#endif
 #include "./imgui/imgui_internal.h"
 #include "cimgui.h"
 
diff --git a/cimgui.h b/cimgui.h
index a6a9952..d893d8d 100644
--- a/cimgui.h
+++ b/cimgui.h
@@ -39,6 +39,12 @@ typedef unsigned __int64 ImU64;
 //typedef unsigned long long ImU64;
 #endif
 
+#ifndef CIMGUI_DEFINE_ENUMS_AND_STRUCTS
+#ifdef IMGUI_ENABLE_FREETYPE
+#include "./imgui/misc/freetype/imgui_freetype.h"
+#endif
+#endif
+
 
 #ifdef CIMGUI_DEFINE_ENUMS_AND_STRUCTS
 
diff --git a/generator/cimgui_template.cpp b/generator/cimgui_template.cpp
index 7d1c6c1..cbbd991 100644
--- a/generator/cimgui_template.cpp
+++ b/generator/cimgui_template.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 
 #include "./imgui/imgui.h"
-#ifdef IMGUI_ENABLE_FREETYPE
-#include "./imgui/misc/freetype/imgui_freetype.h"
-#endif
 #include "./imgui/imgui_internal.h"
 #include "cimgui.h"
 
diff --git a/generator/cimgui_template.h b/generator/cimgui_template.h
index 5beae90..ea2ebac 100644
--- a/generator/cimgui_template.h
+++ b/generator/cimgui_template.h
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@ typedef unsigned __int64 ImU64;
 //typedef unsigned long long ImU64;
 #endif
 
+#ifndef CIMGUI_DEFINE_ENUMS_AND_STRUCTS
+#ifdef IMGUI_ENABLE_FREETYPE
+#include "./imgui/misc/freetype/imgui_freetype.h"
+#endif
+#endif
+
 
 #ifdef CIMGUI_DEFINE_ENUMS_AND_STRUCTS
 #include "imgui_structs.h"