diff --git a/depends/packages/freetype.mk b/depends/packages/freetype.mk
--- a/depends/packages/freetype.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/freetype.mk
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 $(package)_sha256_hash=3a3bb2c4e15ffb433f2032f50a5b5a92558206822e22bfe8cbe339af4aa82f88
 
 define $(package)_set_vars
-  $(package)_config_opts=--without-zlib --without-png --disable-static
+  $(package)_config_opts=--without-zlib --without-png --without-harfbuzz --without-bzip2 --disable-static
   $(package)_config_opts_linux=--with-pic
 endef
 
diff --git a/depends/packages/qt.mk b/depends/packages/qt.mk
--- a/depends/packages/qt.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/qt.mk
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
 $(package)_config_opts += -qt-libpng
 $(package)_config_opts += -qt-libjpeg
 $(package)_config_opts += -qt-pcre
+$(package)_config_opts += -qt-harfbuzz
 $(package)_config_opts += -system-zlib
 $(package)_config_opts += -static
 $(package)_config_opts += -silent