diff --git a/desktop/font/harfbuzz/actions.py b/desktop/font/harfbuzz/actions.py
index b68c6ad03b..24aa73cd2b 100644
--- a/desktop/font/harfbuzz/actions.py
+++ b/desktop/font/harfbuzz/actions.py
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ def setup():
 
     if get.buildTYPE() == "emul32":
         options += " -D graphite=disabled \
+                     --libdir=/usr/lib32 \
+                     --bindir=/usr/bin32 \
                      -D introspection=disabled \
                    "
                     
@@ -27,7 +29,8 @@ def build():
 
 def install():
     mesontools.install()
-    if get.buildTYPE() == "_emul32":
+    if get.buildTYPE() == "emul32":
+        pisitools.removeDir("/usr/bin32")
         return
 
     pisitools.dodoc("AUTHORS", "COPYING", "README*")
diff --git a/desktop/font/harfbuzz/pspec.xml b/desktop/font/harfbuzz/pspec.xml
index a17b8d4988..7cd9987269 100644
--- a/desktop/font/harfbuzz/pspec.xml
+++ b/desktop/font/harfbuzz/pspec.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
         <Description>The Harfbuzz package contains an OpenType text shaping engine.</Description>
         <Archive sha1sum="a87064f4a16dea4b7c95013db5bd2d2039fd81e3" type="targz">https://github.com/harfbuzz/harfbuzz/archive/2.7.4.tar.gz</Archive>
         <BuildDependencies>
-            <Dependency>git</Dependency>
+<!--             <Dependency>git</Dependency> -->
             <Dependency>meson</Dependency>
             <Dependency>cairo-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>glib2-devel</Dependency>
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
             <Dependency>glib2-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>icu4c-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>graphite2-devel</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>freetype-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency release="current">harfbuzz</Dependency>
         </RuntimeDependencies>
         <Files>