diff --git a/media-libs/freetype/freetype-2.10.4.recipe b/media-libs/freetype/freetype-2.10.4.recipe
index cecf8ca30..72dbf82ca 100644
--- a/media-libs/freetype/freetype-2.10.4.recipe
+++ b/media-libs/freetype/freetype-2.10.4.recipe
@@ -21,10 +21,15 @@ PROVIDES="
 REQUIRES="
 	haiku$secondaryArchSuffix
 	lib:libbz2$secondaryArchSuffix
-	lib:libharfbuzz$secondaryArchSuffix
 	lib:libpng16$secondaryArchSuffix
 	lib:libz$secondaryArchSuffix >= 1
 	"
+if [ "$effectiveTargetArchitecture" != x86_gcc2 ]; then
+	REQUIRES="$REQUIRES
+			lib:libharfbuzz$secondaryArchSuffix
+		"
+fi
+
 
 PROVIDES_devel="
 	freetype${secondaryArchSuffix}_devel = $portVersion
@@ -34,18 +39,26 @@ PROVIDES_devel="
 REQUIRES_devel="
 	freetype${secondaryArchSuffix} == $portVersion base
 	devel:libbz2$secondaryArchSuffix
-	devel:libharfbuzz$secondaryArchSuffix
 	devel:libpng16$secondaryArchSuffix
 	devel:libz$secondaryArchSuffix
 	"
+if [ "$effectiveTargetArchitecture" != x86_gcc2 ]; then
+	REQUIRES="$REQUIRES
+			devel:libharfbuzz$secondaryArchSuffix
+		"
+fi
 
 BUILD_REQUIRES="
 	haiku${secondaryArchSuffix}_devel
 	devel:libbz2$secondaryArchSuffix
-	devel:libharfbuzz$secondaryArchSuffix
 	devel:libpng16$secondaryArchSuffix
 	devel:libz$secondaryArchSuffix
 	"
+if [ "$effectiveTargetArchitecture" != x86_gcc2 ]; then
+	BUILD_REQUIRES="$BUILD_REQUIRES
+			devel:libharfbuzz$secondaryArchSuffix
+		"
+fi
 BUILD_PREREQUIRES="
 	cmd:aclocal
 	cmd:autoconf