diff --git a/README b/README
index 26ea58a..b506b78 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ A game of Pong.
 
 Requirements
 ===========
-* sdl2
\ No newline at end of file
+* sdl2
+* sdl2-ttf
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 027165d..8cf198a 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ pong_SOURCES = \
 	ball.h \
 	racket.c \
 	racket.h
-pong_CFLAGS = $(SDL_CFLAGS)
-pong_LDFLAGS = $(SDL_LIBS) -lm
+pong_CFLAGS = $(SDL_CFLAGS) `pkg-config --cflags SDL2_ttf`
+pong_LDFLAGS = $(SDL_LIBS) `pkg-config --libs SDL2_ttf` -lm
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 24d3fd2..8f71346 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include <SDL.h>
+#include <SDL_ttf.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 
 #include "pong.h"
@@ -13,10 +14,17 @@ int main (int argc, char* args[])
         printf( "SDL could not initialize! SDL_Error: %s\n", SDL_GetError() );
 	return 1;
     }
+    if (TTF_Init() < 0)
+    {
+        printf( "TTF could not initialize! TTF_Error: %s\n", TTF_GetError() );
+	return 1;
+    }
 
     p = Pong_init();
     if (p == NULL) {
       printf("Pong failed to initialise!\n");
+      TTF_Quit();
+      SDL_Quit();
       return 1;
     }
     Pong_render(p);
@@ -34,6 +42,7 @@ int main (int argc, char* args[])
     Pong_run(p);
     Pong_free(p);
 
+    TTF_Quit();
     SDL_Quit();
 
     return 0;