CC=powerpc-linux-gnu-gcc CXX=powerpc-linux-gnu-g++ sh ./configure --openjdk-target=powerpc-linux-gnu --with-sysroot=/chroots/powerpc/ --x-libraries=/chroots/powerpc/usr/lib/powerpc-linux-gnu/ --with-freetype-lib=/chroots/powerpc/usr/lib/powerpc-linux-gnu/ --with-freetype-include=/chroots/powerpc/usr/include/freetype2 --with-boot-jdk=/home/shade/Install/jdk8u-dev/ --with-jvm-variants=zero

 CC=powerpc-linux-gnu-gcc CXX=powerpc-linux-gnu-g++ sh ./configure --openjdk-target=powerpc-linux-gnu --with-sysroot=/chroots/powerpc/ --x-libraries=/chroots/powerpc/usr/lib/powerpc-linux-gnu/ --with-freetype-lib=/chroots/powerpc/usr/lib/powerpc-linux-gnu/ --with-freetype-include=/chroots/powerpc/usr/include/freetype2 --with-boot-jdk=/home/shade/Install/jdk8u-dev/ --with-jvm-variants=zero --with-extra-cflags=-Wno-error


diff --git a/common/autoconf/generated-configure.sh b/common/autoconf/generated-configure.sh
index 71fabf4dbb..cc27b99c0e 100644
--- a/common/autoconf/generated-configure.sh
+++ b/common/autoconf/generated-configure.sh
@@ -48239,6 +48239,10 @@ $as_echo "$as_me: The path of FREETYPE_INCLUDE_PATH, which resolves as \"$path\"
       fi
     fi
 
+    if test "x$SYSROOT" != x; then
+      FREETYPE_CFLAGS="$FREETYPE_CFLAGS --sysroot $SYSROOT"
+    fi
+
     if test "x$FREETYPE_LIBS" = x; then
 
   if test "x$OPENJDK_BUILD_OS_ENV" = "xwindows.cygwin"; then
diff --git a/common/autoconf/libraries.m4 b/common/autoconf/libraries.m4
index 6efae578ea..c39cb08dac 100644
--- a/common/autoconf/libraries.m4
+++ b/common/autoconf/libraries.m4
@@ -578,6 +578,10 @@ AC_DEFUN_ONCE([LIB_SETUP_FREETYPE],
       fi
     fi
 
+    if test "x$SYSROOT" != x; then
+      FREETYPE_CFLAGS="$FREETYPE_CFLAGS --sysroot $SYSROOT"
+    fi
+
     if test "x$FREETYPE_LIBS" = x; then
       BASIC_FIXUP_PATH(FREETYPE_LIB_PATH)
       if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = xwindows; then