diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 5a19806e55..f2aef2f646 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ pixbuf_dep     = dependency('gdk-pixbuf-2.0', version: gdk_pixbuf_req,
                             default_options: ['png=enabled', 'jpeg=enabled', 'builtin_loaders=png,jpeg', 'man=false'])
 epoxy_dep      = dependency('epoxy', version: epoxy_req,
                             fallback: ['libepoxy', 'libepoxy_dep'])
-harfbuzz_dep   = dependency('harfbuzz', version: '>= 0.9', required: false,
+harfbuzz_dep   = dependency('harfbuzz', version: '>= 2.1.0', required: false,
                             fallback: ['harfbuzz', 'libharfbuzz_dep'],
                             default_options: ['coretext=enabled'])
 xkbdep         = dependency('xkbcommon', version: xkbcommon_req, required: wayland_enabled)