diff --git a/package/sdl2_ttf/sdl2_ttf.mk b/package/sdl2_ttf/sdl2_ttf.mk
index e9397d8505..54e76815f1 100644
--- a/package/sdl2_ttf/sdl2_ttf.mk
+++ b/package/sdl2_ttf/sdl2_ttf.mk
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@ SDL2_TTF_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 SDL2_TTF_DEPENDENCIES = sdl2 freetype host-pkgconf
 SDL2_TTF_CONF_OPTS = --disable-freetype-builtin
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_HARFBUZZ),y)
+SDL2_TTF_DEPENDENCIES += harfbuzz
+SDL2_TTF_CONF_OPTS += --enable-harfbuzz
+else
+SDL2_TTF_CONF_OPTS += --disable-harfbuzz
+endif
+
 # x-includes and x-libraries must be set for cross-compiling
 # By default x_includes and x_libraries contains unsafe paths.
 # (/usr/include and /usr/lib)