diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 6f06129bb..d8ce492ec 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2007-03-26  suzuki toshiya  <mpsuzuki@hiroshima-u.ac.jp>
+
+	* builds/unix/ftconfig.in: disable Carbon framework dependency on
+	64bit ABI on Mac OS X 10.4.x (ppc & i386), found by Sean McBride.
+	* builds/vms/ftconfig.h: Ditto.
+	* include/freetype/config/ftconfig.h: Ditto.
+
 2007-03-22  suzuki toshiya  <mpsuzuki@hiroshima-u.ac.jp>
 
 	* builds/unix/ftsystem.c (FT_Stream_Open): Temporary fix to prevent
diff --git a/builds/unix/ftconfig.in b/builds/unix/ftconfig.in
index b3c81b0ef..e773b415a 100644
--- a/builds/unix/ftconfig.in
+++ b/builds/unix/ftconfig.in
@@ -100,7 +100,10 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
   /*                                                                       */
 #if ( defined( __APPLE__ ) && !defined( DARWIN_NO_CARBON ) ) || \
     ( defined( __MWERKS__ ) && defined( macintosh )        )
-#if defined( __ppc64__ ) /* no Carbon for ppc64 */
+  /* no Carbon frameworks for 64bit 10.4.x */
+#include "AvailabilityMacros.h"
+#if defined( __LP64__ ) && \
+    ( MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED <= MAC_OS_X_VERSION_10_4 )
 #define DARWIN_NO_CARBON 1
 #else
 #define FT_MACINTOSH 1
diff --git a/builds/vms/ftconfig.h b/builds/vms/ftconfig.h
index 81c9d4315..408b51fe9 100644
--- a/builds/vms/ftconfig.h
+++ b/builds/vms/ftconfig.h
@@ -101,7 +101,14 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
   /*                                                                       */
 #if ( defined( __APPLE__ ) && !defined( DARWIN_NO_CARBON ) ) || \
     ( defined( __MWERKS__ ) && defined( macintosh )        )
+  /* no Carbon frameworks for 64bit 10.4.x */
+#include "AvailabilityMacros.h"
+#if defined( __LP64__ ) && \
+    ( MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED <= MAC_OS_X_VERSION_10_4 )
+#define DARWIN_NO_CARBON 1
+#else
 #define FT_MACINTOSH 1
+#endif
 #endif
 
 
diff --git a/include/freetype/config/ftconfig.h b/include/freetype/config/ftconfig.h
index ef50a0ea1..74d64c9b1 100644
--- a/include/freetype/config/ftconfig.h
+++ b/include/freetype/config/ftconfig.h
@@ -126,7 +126,14 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
   /*                                                                       */
 #if ( defined( __APPLE__ ) && !defined( DARWIN_NO_CARBON ) ) || \
     ( defined( __MWERKS__ ) && defined( macintosh )        )
+  /* no Carbon frameworks for 64bit 10.4.x */
+#include "AvailabilityMacros.h"
+#if defined( __LP64__ ) && \
+    ( MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED <= MAC_OS_X_VERSION_10_4 )
+#define DARWIN_NO_CARBON 1
+#else
 #define FT_MACINTOSH 1
+#endif
 #endif