--- misc/build/freetype-2.4.8/builds/unix/configure
+++ misc/build/freetype-2.4.8/builds/unix/configure
@@ -3619,7 +3619,7 @@
 
 if test "x$GCC" = xyes; then
   XX_CFLAGS="-Wall"
-  XX_ANSIFLAGS="-pedantic -ansi"
+  XX_ANSIFLAGS=
 else
   case "$host" in
   *-dec-osf*)