diff --git a/gfx/cairo/cairo/src/cairo-ft-font.c b/gfx/cairo/cairo/src/cairo-ft-font.c
--- a/gfx/cairo/cairo/src/cairo-ft-font.c
+++ b/gfx/cairo/cairo/src/cairo-ft-font.c
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
 #else
 #define access(p, m) 0
 #endif
+#include <dlfcn.h>
 
 /* Fontconfig version older than 2.6 didn't have these options */
 #ifndef FC_LCD_FILTER
@@ -120,6 +121,16 @@ extern void mozilla_UnlockFTLibrary(FT_L
        : (void)CAIRO_MUTEX_UNLOCK((unscaled)->mutex))
 
 /**
+ * Function types for FreeType symbols we'll look up at runtime, rather than
+ * relying on build-time checks for availability.
+ */
+typedef FT_Error (*GetVarFunc) (FT_Face, FT_MM_Var**);
+typedef FT_Error (*DoneVarFunc) (FT_Library, FT_MM_Var*);
+typedef FT_Error (*GetVarDesignCoordsFunc) (FT_Face, FT_UInt, FT_Fixed*);
+typedef FT_Error (*SetVarDesignCoordsFunc) (FT_Face, FT_UInt, FT_Fixed*);
+typedef FT_Error (*GetVarBlendCoordsFunc) (FT_Face, FT_UInt, FT_Fixed*);
+
+/**
  * SECTION:cairo-ft
  * @Title: FreeType Fonts
  * @Short_Description: Font support for FreeType
@@ -477,22 +488,31 @@ static cairo_status_t
         unscaled->have_color = FT_HAS_COLOR (face) != 0;
         unscaled->have_color_set = TRUE;
 
-#ifdef HAVE_FT_GET_VAR_DESIGN_COORDINATES
-	{
+        static GetVarFunc getVar;
+        static DoneVarFunc doneVar;
+        static GetVarDesignCoordsFunc getVarDesignCoords;
+
+        static int firstTime = 1;
+        if (firstTime) {
+            getVar = (GetVarFunc) dlsym (RTLD_DEFAULT, "FT_Get_MM_Var");
+            doneVar = (DoneVarFunc) dlsym (RTLD_DEFAULT, "FT_Done_MM_Var");
+            getVarDesignCoords = (GetVarDesignCoordsFunc) dlsym (RTLD_DEFAULT, "FT_Get_Var_Design_Coordinates");
+            firstTime = 0;
+        }
+
+        if (getVar && getVarDesignCoords) {
 	    FT_MM_Var *ft_mm_var;
-	    if (0 == FT_Get_MM_Var (face, &ft_mm_var))
+	    if (0 == (*getVar) (face, &ft_mm_var))
 	    {
 		unscaled->variations = calloc (ft_mm_var->num_axis, sizeof (FT_Fixed));
 		if (unscaled->variations)
-		    FT_Get_Var_Design_Coordinates (face, ft_mm_var->num_axis, unscaled->variations);
-#if HAVE_FT_DONE_MM_VAR
-		FT_Done_MM_Var (face->glyph->library, ft_mm_var);
-#else
-		free (ft_mm_var);
-#endif
+		    (*getVarDesignCoords) (face, ft_mm_var->num_axis, unscaled->variations);
+		if (doneVar)
+		    (*doneVar) (face->glyph->library, ft_mm_var);
+		else
+		    free (ft_mm_var);
 	    }
 	}
-#endif
     } else {
 	char *filename_copy;
 
@@ -2366,7 +2386,24 @@ cairo_ft_apply_variations (FT_Face      
     FT_Error ret;
     unsigned int instance_id = scaled_font->unscaled->id >> 16;
 
-    ret = FT_Get_MM_Var (face, &ft_mm_var);
+    static GetVarFunc getVar;
+    static DoneVarFunc doneVar;
+    static GetVarDesignCoordsFunc getVarDesignCoords;
+    static SetVarDesignCoordsFunc setVarDesignCoords;
+
+    static int firstTime = 1;
+    if (firstTime) {
+        getVar = (GetVarFunc) dlsym (RTLD_DEFAULT, "FT_Get_MM_Var");
+        doneVar = (DoneVarFunc) dlsym (RTLD_DEFAULT, "FT_Done_MM_Var");
+        getVarDesignCoords = (GetVarDesignCoordsFunc) dlsym (RTLD_DEFAULT, "FT_Get_Var_Design_Coordinates");
+        setVarDesignCoords = (SetVarDesignCoordsFunc) dlsym (RTLD_DEFAULT, "FT_Set_Var_Design_Coordinates");
+        firstTime = 0;
+    }
+
+    if (!getVar || !setVarDesignCoords)
+        return;
+
+    ret = (*getVar) (face, &ft_mm_var);
     if (ret == 0) {
         FT_Fixed *current_coords;
         FT_Fixed *coords;
@@ -2431,27 +2468,28 @@ skip:
         }
 
         current_coords = malloc (sizeof (FT_Fixed) * ft_mm_var->num_axis);
-#ifdef HAVE_FT_GET_VAR_DESIGN_COORDINATES
-        ret = FT_Get_Var_Design_Coordinates (face, ft_mm_var->num_axis, current_coords);
-        if (ret == 0) {
-            for (i = 0; i < ft_mm_var->num_axis; i++) {
-              if (coords[i] != current_coords[i])
-                break;
+
+        if (getVarDesignCoords) {
+            ret = (*getVarDesignCoords) (face, ft_mm_var->num_axis, current_coords);
+            if (ret == 0) {
+                for (i = 0; i < ft_mm_var->num_axis; i++) {
+                    if (coords[i] != current_coords[i])
+                        break;
+                }
+                if (i == ft_mm_var->num_axis)
+                    goto done;
             }
-            if (i == ft_mm_var->num_axis)
-              goto done;
         }
-#endif
-
-        FT_Set_Var_Design_Coordinates (face, ft_mm_var->num_axis, coords);
+
+        (*setVarDesignCoords) (face, ft_mm_var->num_axis, coords);
 done:
         free (coords);
         free (current_coords);
-#if HAVE_FT_DONE_MM_VAR
-        FT_Done_MM_Var (face->glyph->library, ft_mm_var);
-#else
-        free (ft_mm_var);
-#endif
+
+        if (doneVar)
+            (*doneVar) (face->glyph->library, ft_mm_var);
+        else
+            free (ft_mm_var);
     }
 }
 
@@ -2877,6 +2915,18 @@ static cairo_int_status_t
     FT_Face face;
     FT_Error error;
 
+    static GetVarFunc getVar;
+    static DoneVarFunc doneVar;
+    static GetVarBlendCoordsFunc getVarBlendCoords;
+
+    static int firstTime = 1;
+    if (firstTime) {
+        getVar = (GetVarFunc) dlsym (RTLD_DEFAULT, "FT_Get_MM_Var");
+        doneVar = (DoneVarFunc) dlsym (RTLD_DEFAULT, "FT_Done_MM_Var");
+        getVarBlendCoords = (GetVarBlendCoordsFunc) dlsym (RTLD_DEFAULT, "FT_Get_Var_Blend_Coordinates");
+        firstTime = 0;
+    }
+
     if (scaled_font->ft_options.synth_flags != 0) {
 	*is_synthetic = TRUE;
 	return status;
@@ -2896,7 +2946,7 @@ static cairo_int_status_t
 	 * are the same as the font tables */
 	*is_synthetic = TRUE;
 
-	error = FT_Get_MM_Var (face, &mm_var);
+	error = getVar ? (*getVar) (face, &mm_var) : -1;
 	if (error) {
 	    status = _cairo_error (_ft_to_cairo_error (error));
 	    goto cleanup;
@@ -2909,15 +2959,14 @@ static cairo_int_status_t
 	    goto cleanup;
 	}
 
-#if FREETYPE_MAJOR > 2 || ( FREETYPE_MAJOR == 2 &&  FREETYPE_MINOR >= 8)
 	/* If FT_Get_Var_Blend_Coordinates() is available, we can check if the
 	 * current design coordinates are the default coordinates. In this case
 	 * the current outlines match the font tables.
 	 */
-	{
+	if (getVarBlendCoords) {
 	    int i;
 
-	    FT_Get_Var_Blend_Coordinates (face, num_axis, coords);
+	    (*getVarBlendCoords) (face, num_axis, coords);
 	    *is_synthetic = FALSE;
 	    for (i = 0; i < num_axis; i++) {
 		if (coords[i]) {
@@ -2926,15 +2975,13 @@ static cairo_int_status_t
 		}
 	    }
 	}
-#endif
 
       cleanup:
 	free (coords);
-#if HAVE_FT_DONE_MM_VAR
-	FT_Done_MM_Var (face->glyph->library, mm_var);
-#else
-	free (mm_var);
-#endif
+	if (doneVar)
+            (*doneVar) (face->glyph->library, mm_var);
+        else
+	    free (mm_var);
     }
 
     _cairo_ft_unscaled_font_unlock_face (unscaled);