diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d22938a5..bcd72a95 100755
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -253,6 +253,12 @@ set(FT_DISABLE_ZLIB ON CACHE BOOL "(FreeType) Use zlib from megasource" FORCE)
 add_subdirectory("libs/freetype" ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/freetype)
 set(MEGA_FREETYPE freetype)
 
+message(STATUS "-----------------------------------------------------")
+message(STATUS "Configuring: harfbuzz")
+message(STATUS "-----------------------------------------------------")
+add_subdirectory("libs/harfbuzz" ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/harfbuzz)
+set(MEGA_HARFBUZZ harfbuzz)
+
 message(STATUS "-----------------------------------------------------")
 message(STATUS "Configuring: SDL2 ${MEGA_SDL2_VER}")
 message(STATUS "-----------------------------------------------------")