diff --git a/package/ffmpeg/ffmpeg.mk b/package/ffmpeg/ffmpeg.mk
index 1e18b5e2da..dd98756c2a 100644
--- a/package/ffmpeg/ffmpeg.mk
+++ b/package/ffmpeg/ffmpeg.mk
@@ -400,6 +400,13 @@ else
 FFMPEG_CONF_OPTS += --disable-fontconfig
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_HARFBUZZ),y)
+FFMPEG_CONF_OPTS += --enable-libharfbuzz
+FFMPEG_DEPENDENCIES += harfbuzz
+else
+FFMPEG_CONF_OPTS += --disable-libharfbuzz
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_OPENJPEG),y)
 FFMPEG_CONF_OPTS += --enable-libopenjpeg
 FFMPEG_DEPENDENCIES += openjpeg