diff --git a/media-libs/freetype/freetype-2.13.3.recipe b/media-libs/freetype/freetype-2.14.1.recipe
similarity index 83%
rename from media-libs/freetype/freetype-2.13.3.recipe
rename to media-libs/freetype/freetype-2.14.1.recipe
index 484874f52..2849c4d0f 100644
--- a/media-libs/freetype/freetype-2.13.3.recipe
+++ b/media-libs/freetype/freetype-2.14.1.recipe
@@ -5,18 +5,19 @@ output (glyph images) of most vector and bitmap font formats."
 HOMEPAGE="https://www.freetype.org/"
 COPYRIGHT="1996-2021 David Turner, Robert Wilhelm, and Werner Lemberg"
 LICENSE="FreeType"
-REVISION="2"
+REVISION="1"
 SOURCE_URI="https://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/freetype/freetype-$portVersion.tar.xz"
-CHECKSUM_SHA256="0550350666d427c74daeb85d5ac7bb353acba5f76956395995311a9c6f063289"
+CHECKSUM_SHA256="32427e8c471ac095853212a37aef816c60b42052d4d9e48230bab3bdf2936ccc"
 PATCHES="
 	enable-validation-modules.patchset
+	freetype-$portVersion.patchset
 	"
 #PATCHES="freetype-subpixel.patchset" # enable patented subpixel rendering
 
 ARCHITECTURES="all"
 SECONDARY_ARCHITECTURES="x86_gcc2 x86"
 
-libVersion="6.20.2"
+libVersion="6.20.4"
 libVersionCompat="$libVersion compat >= ${libVersion%%.*}"
 
 PROVIDES="
@@ -29,11 +30,6 @@ REQUIRES="
 	lib:libpng16$secondaryArchSuffix
 	lib:libz$secondaryArchSuffix
 	"
-if [ "$effectiveTargetArchitecture" != x86_gcc2 ]; then
-	REQUIRES="$REQUIRES
-			lib:libharfbuzz$secondaryArchSuffix
-		"
-fi
 
 PROVIDES_devel="
 	freetype${secondaryArchSuffix}_devel = $portVersion
@@ -45,11 +41,6 @@ REQUIRES_devel="
 	devel:libpng16$secondaryArchSuffix
 	devel:libz$secondaryArchSuffix
 	"
-if [ "$effectiveTargetArchitecture" != x86_gcc2 ]; then
-	REQUIRES_devel="$REQUIRES_devel
-			devel:libharfbuzz$secondaryArchSuffix
-		"
-fi
 
 BUILD_REQUIRES="
 	haiku${secondaryArchSuffix}_devel
@@ -57,11 +48,6 @@ BUILD_REQUIRES="
 	devel:libpng16$secondaryArchSuffix
 	devel:libz$secondaryArchSuffix
 	"
-if [ "$effectiveTargetArchitecture" != x86_gcc2 ]; then
-	BUILD_REQUIRES="$BUILD_REQUIRES
-			devel:libharfbuzz$secondaryArchSuffix
-		"
-fi
 BUILD_PREREQUIRES="
 	cmd:gcc$secondaryArchSuffix
 	cmd:ld$secondaryArchSuffix
@@ -82,7 +68,8 @@ BUILD()
 		--datadir $dataDir \
 		--includedir $includeDir \
 		--libdir $libDir \
-		--default-library shared
+		-D error_strings=true \
+		-D harfbuzz=dynamic
 	meson compile -C build $jobArgs
 }
 
diff --git a/media-libs/freetype/freetype_bootstrap-2.13.3.recipe b/media-libs/freetype/freetype_bootstrap-2.13.3.recipe
deleted file mode 100644
index 7b8bb6bf8..000000000
--- a/media-libs/freetype/freetype_bootstrap-2.13.3.recipe
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,88 +0,0 @@
-SUMMARY="A free, high-quality, and portable font engine"
-DESCRIPTION="FreeType is written in C, designed to be small, efficient, \
-highly customizable, and portable while capable of producing high-quality \
-output (glyph images) of most vector and bitmap font formats."
-HOMEPAGE="https://www.freetype.org/"
-COPYRIGHT="1996-2021 David Turner, Robert Wilhelm, Werner Lemberg, et al."
-LICENSE="FreeType"
-REVISION="2"
-SOURCE_URI="https://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/freetype/freetype-$portVersion.tar.xz"
-CHECKSUM_SHA256="0550350666d427c74daeb85d5ac7bb353acba5f76956395995311a9c6f063289"
-SOURCE_DIR="freetype-$portVersion"
-PATCHES="
-	enable-validation-modules.patchset
-	"
-#PATCHES="freetype-subpixel.patchset" # enable patented subpixel rendering
-
-# no need to enable this for gcc2 because it is only needed for harfbuzz
-# which isn't compatible with that.
-ARCHITECTURES="all !x86_gcc2"
-SECONDARY_ARCHITECTURES="x86"
-
-# This intentionally doesn't provide devel:libfreetype because this package
-# only exists to break a circular dependency with harfbuzz.
-# Policy warnings from haikuporter are expected for that!
-PROVIDES="
-	freetype_bootstrap$secondaryArchSuffix = $portVersion
-	"
-REQUIRES="
-	haiku$secondaryArchSuffix
-	lib:libbz2$secondaryArchSuffix
-	lib:libpng16$secondaryArchSuffix
-	lib:libz$secondaryArchSuffix
-	devel:libbz2$secondaryArchSuffix
-	devel:libpng16$secondaryArchSuffix
-	devel:libz$secondaryArchSuffix
-	"
-CONFLICTS="
-	freetype${secondaryArchSuffix}_devel
-	"
-
-BUILD_REQUIRES="
-	haiku${secondaryArchSuffix}_devel
-	devel:libbz2$secondaryArchSuffix
-	devel:libpng16$secondaryArchSuffix
-	devel:libz$secondaryArchSuffix
-	"
-BUILD_PREREQUIRES="
-	cmd:gcc$secondaryArchSuffix
-	cmd:ld$secondaryArchSuffix
-	cmd:meson
-	cmd:pkg_config$secondaryArchSuffix
-	cmd:python3
-	"
-
-BUILD()
-{
-	unset meson
-	meson setup build . --buildtype release \
-		--prefix $prefix \
-		--bindir $binDir \
-		--datadir $dataDir \
-		--includedir $includeDir \
-		--libdir $libDir \
-		--default-library shared
-	meson compile -C build $jobArgs
-}
-
-INSTALL()
-{
-	unset meson
-	meson install -C build
-
-	install -Dt $dataRootDir/aclocal -m644 builds/unix/freetype2.m4
-
-	prepareInstalledDevelLibs libfreetype
-	fixPkgconfig
-
-	# The libtool files reference other libraries using the wrong paths, which
-	# creates a lot of confusion. Fix them so correct paths are used.
-	local packageName="${portName}-$portFullVersion"
-	local packageLinksDir=$(dirname $portPackageLinksDir)
-	local linksDir="$packageLinksDir/${packageName}/devel~libpng16$secondaryArchSuffix/$relativeDevelopLibDir"
-	sed -i -e "s,^\(Libs.private.*\)-L.* \(-l.*\)$,\1-L$linksDir \2," \
-		$developLibDir/pkgconfig/freetype2.pc
-
-	mv $libDir/* $developLibDir/
-	rmdir $libDir
-}
diff --git a/media-libs/freetype/patches/freetype-2.14.1.patchset b/media-libs/freetype/patches/freetype-2.14.1.patchset
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0029ad399
--- /dev/null
+++ b/media-libs/freetype/patches/freetype-2.14.1.patchset
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+From 02e104c644cc5f2e24621abd146711cf2c699348 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: =?UTF-8?q?J=C3=A9r=C3=B4me=20Duval?= <jerome.duval@gmail.com>
+Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2026 18:23:43 +0100
+Subject: Haiku: libdl not needed.
+
+
+diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
+index 09382fb..34a20e1 100644
+--- a/meson.build
++++ b/meson.build
+@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ endif
+ if not harfbuzz_dep.found() and \
+    (harfbuzz_opt == 'dynamic' or harfbuzz_opt == 'auto')
+   # On Windows we don't need libdl, but on other platforms we need it.
+-  if host_machine.system() == 'windows'
++  if host_machine.system() == 'windows' or host_machine.system() == 'haiku'
+     harfbuzz_opt = 'dynamic'
+     ftoption_command += [
+       '--enable=FT_CONFIG_OPTION_USE_HARFBUZZ',
+-- 
+2.51.0
+