diff --git a/build-farm/platform-specific-configurations/windows.sh b/build-farm/platform-specific-configurations/windows.sh
index e8fbc07415..084f9c7314 100755
--- a/build-farm/platform-specific-configurations/windows.sh
+++ b/build-farm/platform-specific-configurations/windows.sh
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ then
     export CONFIGURE_ARGS_FOR_ANY_PLATFORM="${CONFIGURE_ARGS_FOR_ANY_PLATFORM} --with-openssl=/cygdrive/c/openjdk/OpenSSL-1.1.1g-x86_32-VS2013 --enable-openssl-bundling"
     if [ "${JAVA_TO_BUILD}" == "${JDK8_VERSION}" ]
     then
-      export BUILD_ARGS="${BUILD_ARGS} --freetype-version 2.5.3"
       export CONFIGURE_ARGS_FOR_ANY_PLATFORM="${CONFIGURE_ARGS_FOR_ANY_PLATFORM} --with-freemarker-jar=/cygdrive/c/openjdk/freemarker.jar"
       # https://github.com/AdoptOpenJDK/openjdk-build/issues/243
       export INCLUDE="C:\Program Files\Debugging Tools for Windows (x64)\sdk\inc;$INCLUDE"
@@ -97,7 +96,6 @@ then
     if [ "${JAVA_TO_BUILD}" == "${JDK8_VERSION}" ]
     then
       TOOLCHAIN_VERSION="2013"
-      export BUILD_ARGS="${BUILD_ARGS} --freetype-version 2.5.3"
       export PATH="/cygdrive/c/openjdk/make-3.82/:$PATH"
     elif [ "${JAVA_TO_BUILD}" == "${JDK11_VERSION}" ]
     then
@@ -116,11 +114,9 @@ then
   if [ "${VARIANT}" == "${BUILD_VARIANT_OPENJ9}" ]
   then
     export HAS_AUTOCONF=1
-    export BUILD_ARGS="${BUILD_ARGS} --freetype-version 2.5.3"
 
     if [ "${JAVA_TO_BUILD}" == "${JDK8_VERSION}" ]
     then
-      export BUILD_ARGS="${BUILD_ARGS} --freetype-version 2.5.3"
       export INCLUDE="C:\Program Files\Debugging Tools for Windows (x64)\sdk\inc;$INCLUDE"
       export PATH="$PATH:/c/cygwin64/bin"
       export CONFIGURE_ARGS_FOR_ANY_PLATFORM="${CONFIGURE_ARGS_FOR_ANY_PLATFORM} --with-freemarker-jar=/cygdrive/c/openjdk/freemarker.jar --disable-ccache"
@@ -128,11 +124,9 @@ then
     elif [ "${JAVA_TO_BUILD}" == "${JDK9_VERSION}" ]
     then
       TOOLCHAIN_VERSION="2013"
-      export BUILD_ARGS="${BUILD_ARGS} --freetype-version 2.5.3"
       export CONFIGURE_ARGS_FOR_ANY_PLATFORM="${CONFIGURE_ARGS_FOR_ANY_PLATFORM} --with-freemarker-jar=/cygdrive/c/openjdk/freemarker.jar"
     elif [ "${JAVA_TO_BUILD}" == "${JDK10_VERSION}" ]
     then
-      export BUILD_ARGS="${BUILD_ARGS} --freetype-version 2.5.3"
       export CONFIGURE_ARGS_FOR_ANY_PLATFORM="${CONFIGURE_ARGS_FOR_ANY_PLATFORM} --with-freemarker-jar=/cygdrive/c/openjdk/freemarker.jar"
     elif [ "$JAVA_FEATURE_VERSION" -ge 11 ]
     then
@@ -156,16 +150,13 @@ then
     TOOLCHAIN_VERSION="2013"
     if [ "${JAVA_TO_BUILD}" == "${JDK8_VERSION}" ]
     then
-      export BUILD_ARGS="${BUILD_ARGS} --freetype-version 2.5.3"
       export PATH="/cygdrive/c/openjdk/make-3.82/:$PATH"
       export CONFIGURE_ARGS_FOR_ANY_PLATFORM="${CONFIGURE_ARGS_FOR_ANY_PLATFORM} --disable-ccache"
     elif [ "${JAVA_TO_BUILD}" == "${JDK9_VERSION}" ]
     then
-      export BUILD_ARGS="${BUILD_ARGS} --freetype-version 2.5.3"
       export CONFIGURE_ARGS_FOR_ANY_PLATFORM="${CONFIGURE_ARGS_FOR_ANY_PLATFORM} --disable-ccache"
     elif [ "${JAVA_TO_BUILD}" == "${JDK10_VERSION}" ]
     then
-      export BUILD_ARGS="${BUILD_ARGS} --freetype-version 2.5.3"
       export CONFIGURE_ARGS_FOR_ANY_PLATFORM="${CONFIGURE_ARGS_FOR_ANY_PLATFORM} --disable-ccache"
     elif [ "$JAVA_FEATURE_VERSION" -ge 11 ]
     then
@@ -175,6 +166,8 @@ then
   fi
 fi
 
+export BUILD_ARGS="${BUILD_ARGS} --freetype-version 2.10.2"
+
 if [ ! -z "${TOOLCHAIN_VERSION}" ]; then
     export CONFIGURE_ARGS_FOR_ANY_PLATFORM="${CONFIGURE_ARGS_FOR_ANY_PLATFORM} --with-toolchain-version=${TOOLCHAIN_VERSION}"
 fi