diff --git a/packages/graphics/harfbuzz/package.mk b/packages/graphics/harfbuzz/package.mk
index c65548a84c..4f765df117 100644
--- a/packages/graphics/harfbuzz/package.mk
+++ b/packages/graphics/harfbuzz/package.mk
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2016-present Team LibreELEC (https://libreelec.tv)
 
 PKG_NAME="harfbuzz"
-PKG_VERSION="5.2.0"
-PKG_SHA256="735a94917b47936575acb4d4fa7e7986522f8a89527e4635721474dee2bc942c"
+PKG_VERSION="5.3.0"
+PKG_SHA256="a05e19e3f52da24ed071522f0fddf872157d7d25e869cfd156cd6f1e81c42152"
 PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
 PKG_SITE="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/HarfBuzz"
 PKG_URL="https://github.com/harfbuzz/harfbuzz/releases/download/${PKG_VERSION}/harfbuzz-${PKG_VERSION}.tar.xz"
diff --git a/packages/graphics/harfbuzz/patches/harfbuzz-100.01-fix-meson-icu-opts.patch b/packages/graphics/harfbuzz/patches/harfbuzz-100.01-fix-meson-icu-opts.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..990c45c5da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/graphics/harfbuzz/patches/harfbuzz-100.01-fix-meson-icu-opts.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+--- a/meson.build
++++ b/meson.build
+@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
+ if not icu_dep.found()
+   # Try cmake name
+   icu_dep = dependency('ICU',
+-                       required: false,
++                       required: get_option('icu'),
+                        components: 'uc',
+                        method: 'cmake')
+ endif
+