diff --git a/SDL_Pango.pc.in b/SDL_Pango.pc.in
index 750d091..3af38ff 100644
--- a/SDL_Pango.pc.in
+++ b/SDL_Pango.pc.in
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ includedir=@includedir@
 Name: SDL_Pango
 Description: SDL library for internationalized text rendering
 Version: @VERSION@
-Requires: pango
+Requires: pango pangoft2
 Libs: -L${libdir} -lSDL_Pango
 Cflags: -I${includedir}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/SDL_Pango.c b/src/SDL_Pango.c
index b969bc1..cc2c3f5 100644
--- a/src/SDL_Pango.c
+++ b/src/SDL_Pango.c
@@ -231,6 +231,41 @@
 
 #include "SDL_Pango.h"
 
+const SDLPango_Matrix _MATRIX_WHITE_BACK
+    = {255, 0, 0, 0,
+       255, 0, 0, 0,
+       255, 0, 0, 0,
+       255, 255, 0, 0,};
+const SDLPango_Matrix *MATRIX_WHITE_BACK = &_MATRIX_WHITE_BACK;
+
+const SDLPango_Matrix _MATRIX_BLACK_BACK
+    = {0, 255, 0, 0,
+       0, 255, 0, 0,
+       0, 255, 0, 0,
+       255, 255, 0, 0,};
+const SDLPango_Matrix *MATRIX_BLACK_BACK = &_MATRIX_BLACK_BACK;
+
+const SDLPango_Matrix _MATRIX_TRANSPARENT_BACK_BLACK_LETTER
+    = {0, 0, 0, 0,
+       0, 0, 0, 0,
+       0, 0, 0, 0,
+       0, 255, 0, 0,};
+const SDLPango_Matrix *MATRIX_TRANSPARENT_BACK_BLACK_LETTER = &_MATRIX_TRANSPARENT_BACK_BLACK_LETTER;
+
+const SDLPango_Matrix _MATRIX_TRANSPARENT_BACK_WHITE_LETTER
+    = {255, 255, 0, 0,
+       255, 255, 0, 0,
+       255, 255, 0, 0,
+       0, 255, 0, 0,};
+const SDLPango_Matrix *MATRIX_TRANSPARENT_BACK_WHITE_LETTER = &_MATRIX_TRANSPARENT_BACK_WHITE_LETTER;
+
+const SDLPango_Matrix _MATRIX_TRANSPARENT_BACK_TRANSPARENT_LETTER
+    = {255, 255, 0, 0,
+       255, 255, 0, 0,
+       255, 255, 0, 0,
+       0, 0, 0, 0,};
+const SDLPango_Matrix *MATRIX_TRANSPARENT_BACK_TRANSPARENT_LETTER = &_MATRIX_TRANSPARENT_BACK_TRANSPARENT_LETTER;
+
 //! non-zero if initialized
 static int IS_INITIALIZED = 0;
 
diff --git a/src/SDL_Pango.h b/src/SDL_Pango.h
index 6ebdf78..b7e5e58 100644
--- a/src/SDL_Pango.h
+++ b/src/SDL_Pango.h
@@ -47,57 +47,32 @@ typedef struct _SDLPango_Matrix {
     Uint8 m[4][4];  /*! Matrix variables */
 } SDLPango_Matrix;
 
-const SDLPango_Matrix _MATRIX_WHITE_BACK
-    = {255, 0, 0, 0,
-       255, 0, 0, 0,
-       255, 0, 0, 0,
-       255, 255, 0, 0,};
 
 /*!
     Specifies white back and black letter.
 */
-const SDLPango_Matrix *MATRIX_WHITE_BACK = &_MATRIX_WHITE_BACK;
+extern const SDLPango_Matrix *MATRIX_WHITE_BACK;
 
-const SDLPango_Matrix _MATRIX_BLACK_BACK
-    = {0, 255, 0, 0,
-       0, 255, 0, 0,
-       0, 255, 0, 0,
-       255, 255, 0, 0,};
 /*!
     Specifies black back and white letter.
 */
-const SDLPango_Matrix *MATRIX_BLACK_BACK = &_MATRIX_BLACK_BACK;
+extern const SDLPango_Matrix *MATRIX_BLACK_BACK;
 
-const SDLPango_Matrix _MATRIX_TRANSPARENT_BACK_BLACK_LETTER
-    = {0, 0, 0, 0,
-       0, 0, 0, 0,
-       0, 0, 0, 0,
-       0, 255, 0, 0,};
 /*!
     Specifies transparent back and black letter.
 */
-const SDLPango_Matrix *MATRIX_TRANSPARENT_BACK_BLACK_LETTER = &_MATRIX_TRANSPARENT_BACK_BLACK_LETTER;
+extern const SDLPango_Matrix *MATRIX_TRANSPARENT_BACK_BLACK_LETTER;
 
-const SDLPango_Matrix _MATRIX_TRANSPARENT_BACK_WHITE_LETTER
-    = {255, 255, 0, 0,
-       255, 255, 0, 0,
-       255, 255, 0, 0,
-       0, 255, 0, 0,};
 /*!
     Specifies transparent back and white letter.
 */
-const SDLPango_Matrix *MATRIX_TRANSPARENT_BACK_WHITE_LETTER = &_MATRIX_TRANSPARENT_BACK_WHITE_LETTER;
+extern const SDLPango_Matrix *MATRIX_TRANSPARENT_BACK_WHITE_LETTER;
 
-const SDLPango_Matrix _MATRIX_TRANSPARENT_BACK_TRANSPARENT_LETTER
-    = {255, 255, 0, 0,
-       255, 255, 0, 0,
-       255, 255, 0, 0,
-       0, 0, 0, 0,};
 /*!
     Specifies transparent back and transparent letter.
     This is useful for KARAOKE like rendering.
 */
-const SDLPango_Matrix *MATRIX_TRANSPARENT_BACK_TRANSPARENT_LETTER = &_MATRIX_TRANSPARENT_BACK_TRANSPARENT_LETTER;
+extern const SDLPango_Matrix *MATRIX_TRANSPARENT_BACK_TRANSPARENT_LETTER;
 
 /*!
     Specifies direction of text. See Pango reference for detail
@@ -186,7 +161,8 @@ extern DECLSPEC void SDLCALL SDLPango_SetBaseDirection(
     SDLPango_Direction direction);
 
 
-#ifdef __FT2_BUILD_UNIX_H__
+
+#ifdef __PANGO_H__
 
 extern DECLSPEC void SDLCALL SDLPango_CopyFTBitmapToSurface(
     const FT_Bitmap *bitmap,
@@ -194,11 +170,8 @@ extern DECLSPEC void SDLCALL SDLPango_CopyFTBitmapToSurface(
     const SDLPango_Matrix *matrix,
     SDL_Rect *rect);
 
-#endif	/* __FT2_BUILD_UNIX_H__ */
 
 
-#ifdef __PANGO_H__
-
 extern DECLSPEC PangoFontMap* SDLCALL SDLPango_GetPangoFontMap(
     SDLPango_Context *context);