diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 90c5d16..8d7a5b7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -136,17 +136,23 @@ jobs:
       - name: docking feature
         run: cargo test --workspace --all-targets --features docking
 
-      - name: freetype feature
+      - name: freetype feature (non-Windows, pkg-config)
         if: matrix.os != 'windows-latest'
         run: cargo test --workspace --all-targets --features freetype
 
-      - name: all features
+      - name: freetype and docking (non-Windows, pkg-config)
         if: matrix.os != 'windows-latest'
-        run: cargo test --workspace --all-targets --features docking,freetype
+        run: cargo test --workspace --all-targets --features freetype,docking
 
-      - name: doc tests
-        run: cargo test --workspace --doc
+      - name: freetype feature (Windows, vcpkg)
+        if: matrix.os == 'windows-latest'
+        run: cargo test --workspace --all-targets --features freetype,use-vcpkg
 
+      - name: freetype and docking (Windows, vcpkg)
+        if: matrix.os == 'windows-latest'
+        run: cargo test --workspace --all-targets --features freetype,docking,use-vcpkg
+
+      - run: cargo test --workspace --doc
       # run to check for lint problems
       - name: build documentation
         run: cargo doc
diff --git a/imgui-sys/Cargo.toml b/imgui-sys/Cargo.toml
index 9779e54..be3391b 100644
--- a/imgui-sys/Cargo.toml
+++ b/imgui-sys/Cargo.toml
@@ -39,4 +39,5 @@ vcpkg = { version="0.2.15", optional=true }
 default = []
 wasm = []
 docking = []
-freetype = ["pkg-config", "vcpkg"]
+freetype = ["pkg-config"]
+use-vcpkg = ["vcpkg"]
diff --git a/imgui-sys/build.rs b/imgui-sys/build.rs
index fe7be78..20a85f3 100644
--- a/imgui-sys/build.rs
+++ b/imgui-sys/build.rs
@@ -11,22 +11,16 @@ const DEFINES: &[(&str, Option<&str>)] = &[
 
 #[cfg(feature = "freetype")]
 fn find_freetype() -> Vec<impl AsRef<std::path::Path>> {
-    let err_pkg_config;
-    let err_vcpkg;
+    #[cfg(not(feature = "use-vcpkg"))]
     match pkg_config::Config::new().find("freetype2") {
         Ok(freetype) => return freetype.include_paths,
-        Err(err) => err_pkg_config = err,
+        Err(err) => panic!("cannot find freetype: {}", err),
     }
+    #[cfg(feature = "use-vcpkg")]
     match vcpkg::find_package("freetype") {
         Ok(freetype) => return freetype.include_paths,
-        Err(err) => err_vcpkg = err,
+        Err(err) => panic!("cannot find freetype: {}", err),
     }
-    panic!(
-        "cannot find freetype:\n\
-    - pkg-config failed with: {}\n\
-    - vcpkg failed with: {}",
-        err_pkg_config, err_vcpkg
-    );
 }
 
 // Output define args for compiler