diff --git a/sbin/prepareWorkspace.sh b/sbin/prepareWorkspace.sh
index a7af847b5..9f4ab736c 100644
--- a/sbin/prepareWorkspace.sh
+++ b/sbin/prepareWorkspace.sh
@@ -477,19 +477,21 @@ checkingAndDownloadingFreeType() {
       return
     fi
 
-    local pngArg=""
-    if ./configure --help | grep "with-png"; then
-      pngArg="--with-png=no"
-    fi
-
     local freetypeEnv=""
     if [[ "${BUILD_CONFIG[OS_ARCHITECTURE]}" == "i686" ]] || [[ "${BUILD_CONFIG[OS_ARCHITECTURE]}" == "i386" ]]; then
       freetypeEnv="export CC=\"gcc -m32\""
     fi
 
+    eval "${freetypeEnv}" && bash ./autogen.sh || exit 1
+
+    local pngArg=""
+    if ./configure --help | grep "with-png"; then
+      pngArg="--with-png=no"
+    fi
+
     # We get the files we need at $WORKING_DIR/installedfreetype
     # shellcheck disable=SC2046
-    if ! (eval "${freetypeEnv}" && bash ./autogen.sh && bash ./configure --prefix="${BUILD_CONFIG[WORKSPACE_DIR]}/${BUILD_CONFIG[WORKING_DIR]}"/installedfreetype "${pngArg}" "${BUILD_CONFIG[FREETYPE_FONT_BUILD_TYPE_PARAM]}" && ${BUILD_CONFIG[MAKE_COMMAND_NAME]} all && ${BUILD_CONFIG[MAKE_COMMAND_NAME]} install); then
+    if ! (bash ./configure --prefix="${BUILD_CONFIG[WORKSPACE_DIR]}/${BUILD_CONFIG[WORKING_DIR]}"/installedfreetype "${pngArg}" "${BUILD_CONFIG[FREETYPE_FONT_BUILD_TYPE_PARAM]}" && ${BUILD_CONFIG[MAKE_COMMAND_NAME]} all && ${BUILD_CONFIG[MAKE_COMMAND_NAME]} install); then
       # shellcheck disable=SC2154
       echo "Failed to configure and build libfreetype, exiting"
       exit