diff --git a/external/freetype/CMakeLists.txt b/external/freetype/CMakeLists.txt
index 0fbaf31c2c..def36d62ee 100644
--- a/external/freetype/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/external/freetype/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -205,11 +205,9 @@ endif ()
 
 
 # Find dependencies
-set(HARFBUZZ_MIN_VERSION "2.0.0")
+set(HARFBUZZ_MIN_VERSION "1.8.0")
 if (FT_WITH_HARFBUZZ)
   find_package(HarfBuzz ${HARFBUZZ_MIN_VERSION} REQUIRED)
-else ()
-  find_package(HarfBuzz ${HARFBUZZ_MIN_VERSION})
 endif ()
 
 if (FT_WITH_PNG)