diff --git a/3party/freetype/CMakeLists.txt b/3party/freetype/CMakeLists.txt
index f860474cbe..47de0e4707 100644
--- a/3party/freetype/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/3party/freetype/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+set(FT_DISABLE_HARFBUZZ ON)
+
 add_subdirectory(freetype)
 
 # Use ft2build.h from the current directory instead of the default.
@@ -6,4 +8,5 @@ target_include_directories(freetype
     $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}>
     $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:include/freetype2>
 )
+
 add_library(Freetype::Freetype ALIAS freetype)