diff --git a/ports/freetype/build.sh b/ports/freetype/build.sh
index f521be76..c7b6d527 100755
--- a/ports/freetype/build.sh
+++ b/ports/freetype/build.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,24 @@ VERSION='2.14.3'
 DOWNLOAD_URL="https://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/freetype/freetype-$VERSION.tar.xz#36bc4f1cc413335368ee656c42afca65c5a3987e8768cc28cf11ba775e785a5f"
 DEPENDENCIES=('zlib' 'libpng')
 CONFIGURE_OPTIONS=(
-	'--disable-static'
-	'lt_cv_deplibs_check_method=pass_all'
+	'-Dprefix=/usr'
+	'-Dbuildtype=release'
+	'-Dharfbuzz=dynamic'
+	'-Dc_link_args=-lgcc_s' # something is messed up with my toolchain
 )
+
+configure() {
+	meson setup \
+		--reconfigure \
+		--cross-file "$MESON_CROSS_FILE" \
+		"${CONFIGURE_OPTIONS[@]}" \
+		build || exit 1
+}
+
+build() {
+	meson compile -C build || exit 1
+}
+
+install() {
+	meson install --destdir="$DESTDIR" -C build || exit 1
+}
diff --git a/ports/freetype/patches/0001-add-shared-library-support.patch b/ports/freetype/patches/0001-add-shared-library-support.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 81aae6cb..00000000
--- a/ports/freetype/patches/0001-add-shared-library-support.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-diff -ruN freetype-2.14.3/builds/unix/configure freetype-2.14.3-banan_os/builds/unix/configure
---- freetype-2.14.3/builds/unix/configure	2026-03-22 17:10:53.000000000 +0200
-+++ freetype-2.14.3-banan_os/builds/unix/configure	2026-07-05 13:40:58.479544155 +0300
-@@ -5417,6 +5417,10 @@
-   lt_cv_deplibs_check_method=pass_all
-   ;;
- 
-+banan_os*)
-+  lt_cv_deplibs_check_method=pass_all
-+  ;;
-+
- beos*)
-   lt_cv_deplibs_check_method=pass_all
-   ;;
-@@ -11327,6 +11331,16 @@
-   esac
-   ;;
- 
-+banan_os*)
-+  version_type=linux # correct to gnu/linux during the next big refactor
-+  need_lib_prefix=no
-+  need_version=no
-+  library_names_spec='$libname$release$shared_ext$versuffix $libname$release$shared_ext$major $libname$shared_ext'
-+  soname_spec='$libname$release$shared_ext$major'
-+  dynamic_linker="$host_os DynamicLoader.so"
-+  shlibpath_var=LD_LIBRARY_PATH
-+  ;;
-+
- beos*)
-   library_names_spec='$libname$shared_ext'
-   dynamic_linker="$host_os ld.so"
diff --git a/ports/harfbuzz/build.sh b/ports/harfbuzz/build.sh
index b281c2b3..b6a0fa52 100755
--- a/ports/harfbuzz/build.sh
+++ b/ports/harfbuzz/build.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash ../install.sh
 
 NAME='harfbuzz'
-VERSION='12.2.0'
-DOWNLOAD_URL="https://github.com/harfbuzz/harfbuzz/releases/download/$VERSION/harfbuzz-$VERSION.tar.xz#ecb603aa426a8b24665718667bda64a84c1504db7454ee4cadbd362eea64e545"
+VERSION='14.3.1'
+DOWNLOAD_URL="https://github.com/harfbuzz/harfbuzz/releases/download/$VERSION/harfbuzz-$VERSION.tar.xz#9dae9538aae2ffdf70cec31f2c27bf68e2aaeeae3112688467697d5faf6194f7"
 DEPENDENCIES=('glib' 'freetype' 'icu')
 CONFIGURE_OPTIONS=(
 	'-Dprefix=/usr'
@@ -26,23 +26,3 @@ build() {
 install() {
 	meson install --destdir="$DESTDIR" -C build || exit 1
 }
-
-post_install() {
-	if [ -n "$HARFBUZZ_CIRCULAR" ]; then
-		return
-	fi
-
-	export HARFBUZZ_CIRCULAR=1
-
-	pushd "$BANAN_PORT_DIR/freetype" >/dev/null || exit 1
-	rm -f .compile_hash
-	./build.sh || exit 1
-	popd >/dev/null
-
-	if grep -q cairo "$BANAN_PORT_DIR/.installed_ports"; then
-		pushd "$BANAN_PORT_DIR/cairo" >/dev/null || exit 1
-		rm -f .compile_hash
-		./build.sh || exit 1
-		popd >/dev/null
-	fi
-}