diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/harfbuzz/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/harfbuzz/default.nix
index 83320c0bbc41..6ff7fe7f5485 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/harfbuzz/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/harfbuzz/default.nix
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     (lib.mesonEnable "graphite" withGraphite2)
     (lib.mesonEnable "icu" withIcu)
     (lib.mesonEnable "introspection" withIntrospection)
+    (lib.mesonOption "cmakepackagedir" "${placeholder "dev"}/lib/cmake")
   ];
 
   depsBuildBuild = [