diff --git a/code/CMakeModules/FindFreeType.cmake b/code/CMakeModules/FindFreeType.cmake
index b9d00d96a..4f3c84cbe 100644
--- a/code/CMakeModules/FindFreeType.cmake
+++ b/code/CMakeModules/FindFreeType.cmake
@@ -57,6 +57,13 @@ FIND_LIBRARY(FREETYPE_LIBRARY
 
 IF(FREETYPE_LIBRARY AND FREETYPE_INCLUDE_DIRS)
   SET(FREETYPE_FOUND "YES")
+  IF(WITH_STATIC_EXTERNAL AND APPLE)
+    FIND_PACKAGE(BZip2)
+    IF(BZIP2_FOUND)
+      SET(FREETYPE_INCLUDE_DIRS ${FREETYPE_INCLUDE_DIRS} ${BZIP2_INCLUDE_DIR})
+      SET(FREETYPE_LIBRARY ${FREETYPE_LIBRARY} ${BZIP2_LIBRARIES})
+    ENDIF(BZIP2_FOUND)
+  ENDIF(WITH_STATIC_EXTERNAL AND APPLE)
   IF(NOT FREETYPE_FIND_QUIETLY)
     MESSAGE(STATUS "Found FreeType: ${FREETYPE_LIBRARY}")
   ENDIF(NOT FREETYPE_FIND_QUIETLY)