diff --git a/freetype2/mingw-w64/0001-Enable-table-validation-modules.patch b/freetype2/mingw-w64/0001-Enable-table-validation-modules.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4ed7dd81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/freetype2/mingw-w64/0001-Enable-table-validation-modules.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+From 27f765b5f41638de36de728e9018a1400b0be615 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: "Jan Alexander Steffens (heftig)" <jan.steffens@gmail.com>
+Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2015 08:40:29 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH 1/4] Enable table validation modules
+
+---
+ modules.cfg | 4 ++--
+ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/modules.cfg b/modules.cfg
+index 2984e51..a5db21d 100644
+--- a/modules.cfg
++++ b/modules.cfg
+@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ RASTER_MODULES += smooth
+ AUX_MODULES += cache
+ 
+ # TrueType GX/AAT table validation.  Needs ftgxval.c below.
+-# AUX_MODULES += gxvalid
++AUX_MODULES += gxvalid
+ 
+ # Support for streams compressed with gzip (files with suffix .gz).
+ #
+@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ AUX_MODULES += bzip2
+ 
+ # OpenType table validation.  Needs ftotval.c below.
+ #
+-# AUX_MODULES += otvalid
++AUX_MODULES += otvalid
+ 
+ # Auxiliary PostScript driver component to share common code.
+ #
+-- 
+2.6.0
+
diff --git a/freetype2/mingw-w64/0002-Enable-subpixel-rendering.patch b/freetype2/mingw-w64/0002-Enable-subpixel-rendering.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..acc0475c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/freetype2/mingw-w64/0002-Enable-subpixel-rendering.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+From 27d96091b2bb0a825cbd62a332ef918f39c6126f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: "Jan Alexander Steffens (heftig)" <jan.steffens@gmail.com>
+Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2015 08:43:07 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH 2/4] Enable subpixel rendering
+
+---
+ include/freetype/config/ftoption.h | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/include/freetype/config/ftoption.h b/include/freetype/config/ftoption.h
+index 4970945..ab407e3 100644
+--- a/include/freetype/config/ftoption.h
++++ b/include/freetype/config/ftoption.h
+@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
+   /* This is done to allow FreeType clients to run unmodified, forcing     */
+   /* them to display normal gray-level anti-aliased glyphs.                */
+   /*                                                                       */
+-/* #define FT_CONFIG_OPTION_SUBPIXEL_RENDERING */
++#define FT_CONFIG_OPTION_SUBPIXEL_RENDERING
+ 
+ 
+   /*************************************************************************/
+-- 
+2.6.0
+
diff --git a/freetype2/mingw-w64/0003-Enable-subpixel-hinting.patch b/freetype2/mingw-w64/0003-Enable-subpixel-hinting.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..00a5c2f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/freetype2/mingw-w64/0003-Enable-subpixel-hinting.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+From f96a1d21d787b173d6293330fbf782b977194aa7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: "Jan Alexander Steffens (heftig)" <jan.steffens@gmail.com>
+Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2015 08:43:57 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH 3/4] Enable subpixel hinting
+
+---
+ include/freetype/config/ftoption.h | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/include/freetype/config/ftoption.h b/include/freetype/config/ftoption.h
+index ab407e3..a2eab6a 100644
+--- a/include/freetype/config/ftoption.h
++++ b/include/freetype/config/ftoption.h
+@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
+   /*   This option requires TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER to be    */
+   /*   defined.                                                            */
+   /*                                                                       */
+-/* #define TT_CONFIG_OPTION_SUBPIXEL_HINTING */
++#define TT_CONFIG_OPTION_SUBPIXEL_HINTING
+ 
+ 
+   /*************************************************************************/
+-- 
+2.6.0
+
diff --git a/freetype2/mingw-w64/0004-Mask-subpixel-hinting-with-an-env-var.patch b/freetype2/mingw-w64/0004-Mask-subpixel-hinting-with-an-env-var.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ec891048
--- /dev/null
+++ b/freetype2/mingw-w64/0004-Mask-subpixel-hinting-with-an-env-var.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+From bb5ece9c6773145c8342107bd32fcacbc4b212ab Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: "Jan Alexander Steffens (heftig)" <jan.steffens@gmail.com>
+Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2015 08:34:54 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH 4/4] Mask subpixel hinting with an env var
+
+---
+ src/truetype/ttobjs.c | 7 ++++---
+ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/src/truetype/ttobjs.c b/src/truetype/ttobjs.c
+index 6060d6f..3fa98e7 100644
+--- a/src/truetype/ttobjs.c
++++ b/src/truetype/ttobjs.c
+@@ -1302,10 +1302,11 @@
+     TT_Driver  driver = (TT_Driver)ttdriver;
+ 
+ #ifdef TT_CONFIG_OPTION_SUBPIXEL_HINTING
+-    driver->interpreter_version = TT_INTERPRETER_VERSION_38;
+-#else
+-    driver->interpreter_version = TT_INTERPRETER_VERSION_35;
++    if ( getenv( "FT2_SUBPIXEL_HINTING" ) )
++      driver->interpreter_version = TT_INTERPRETER_VERSION_38;
++    else
+ #endif
++      driver->interpreter_version = TT_INTERPRETER_VERSION_35;
+ 
+ #else /* !TT_USE_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER */
+ 
+-- 
+2.6.0
+
diff --git a/pkgbuilds.pro b/pkgbuilds.pro
index fc6b7c7d..058d850e 100644
--- a/pkgbuilds.pro
+++ b/pkgbuilds.pro
@@ -62,4 +62,8 @@ OTHER_FILES += \
     bento4/default/PKGBUILD \
     ubuntu-latex-fonts/git/PKGBUILD \
     ubuntu-latex-fonts/git/ubuntu-latex-fonts.install \
-    freetype2/mingw-w64/PKGBUILD
+    freetype2/mingw-w64/PKGBUILD \
+    freetype2/mingw-w64/0001-Enable-table-validation-modules.patch \
+    freetype2/mingw-w64/0002-Enable-subpixel-rendering.patch \
+    freetype2/mingw-w64/0003-Enable-subpixel-hinting.patch \
+    freetype2/mingw-w64/0004-Mask-subpixel-hinting-with-an-env-var.patch