diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index f052b07c1..c665e6d9d 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -16,12 +16,9 @@ const Version = @import("src/build/Version.zig");
 
 const glfw = @import("vendor/mach-glfw/build.zig");
 const libxml2 = @import("vendor/zig-libxml2/libxml2.zig");
-const macos = @import("pkg/macos/build.zig");
 const tracylib = @import("pkg/tracy/build.zig");
 const system_sdk = @import("vendor/mach-glfw/system_sdk.zig");
 
-const freetype = @import("pkg/freetype/build.old.zig");
-const harfbuzz = @import("pkg/harfbuzz/build.old.zig");
 const libpng = @import("pkg/libpng/build.old.zig");
 const pixman = @import("pkg/pixman/build.old.zig");
 const utf8proc = @import("pkg/utf8proc/build.old.zig");
@@ -673,6 +670,10 @@ fn addDeps(
         .target = step.target,
         .optimize = step.optimize,
     });
+    const macos_dep = b.dependency("macos", .{
+        .target = step.target,
+        .optimize = step.optimize,
+    });
     const pixman_dep = b.dependency("pixman", .{
         .target = step.target,
         .optimize = step.optimize,
@@ -733,13 +734,8 @@ fn addDeps(
         "fontconfig",
         fontconfig_dep.module("fontconfig"),
     );
-    const mod_freetype = freetype.module(b);
-    const mod_macos = macos.module(b);
-    step.addModule("freetype", mod_freetype);
-    step.addModule("harfbuzz", harfbuzz.module(b, .{
-        .freetype = mod_freetype,
-        .macos = mod_macos,
-    }));
+    step.addModule("freetype", freetype_dep.module("freetype"));
+    step.addModule("harfbuzz", harfbuzz_dep.module("harfbuzz"));
     step.addModule("xev", libxev_dep.module("xev"));
     step.addModule("pixman", pixman.module(b));
     step.addModule("utf8proc", utf8proc.module(b));
@@ -747,8 +743,8 @@ fn addDeps(
     // Mac Stuff
     if (step.target.isDarwin()) {
         step.addModule("objc", objc_dep.module("objc"));
-        step.addModule("macos", mod_macos);
-        _ = try macos.link(b, step, .{});
+        step.addModule("macos", macos_dep.module("macos"));
+        //_ = try macos.link(b, step, .{});
 
         // todo: do this is in zig-objc instead.
         step.linkSystemLibraryName("objc");
@@ -767,7 +763,7 @@ fn addDeps(
 
     // Dynamic link
     if (!static) {
-        step.addIncludePath(.{ .path = freetype.include_path_self });
+        // step.addIncludePath(.{ .path = freetype.include_path_self });
         step.linkSystemLibrary2("bzip2", dynamic_link_opts);
         step.linkSystemLibrary2("freetype2", dynamic_link_opts);
         step.linkSystemLibrary2("harfbuzz", dynamic_link_opts);
diff --git a/build.zig.zon b/build.zig.zon
index e1e190006..98f27d840 100644
--- a/build.zig.zon
+++ b/build.zig.zon
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
         .freetype = .{ .path = "./pkg/freetype" },
         .harfbuzz = .{ .path = "./pkg/harfbuzz" },
         .libpng = .{ .path = "./pkg/libpng" },
+        .macos = .{ .path = "./pkg/macos" },
         .pixman = .{ .path = "./pkg/pixman" },
         .utf8proc = .{ .path = "./pkg/utf8proc" },
         .zlib = .{ .path = "./pkg/zlib" },
diff --git a/pkg/freetype/build.zig b/pkg/freetype/build.zig
index ad4414ee6..fb31777bb 100644
--- a/pkg/freetype/build.zig
+++ b/pkg/freetype/build.zig
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) !void {
     const optimize = b.standardOptimizeOption(.{});
     const libpng_enabled = b.option(bool, "enable-libpng", "Build libpng") orelse false;
 
-    const upstream = b.dependency("freetype", .{});
+    _ = b.addModule("freetype", .{ .source_file = .{ .path = "main.zig" } });
 
+    const upstream = b.dependency("freetype", .{});
     const lib = b.addStaticLibrary(.{
         .name = "freetype",
         .target = target,
diff --git a/pkg/harfbuzz/build.zig b/pkg/harfbuzz/build.zig
index b9eeab26d..07afa0842 100644
--- a/pkg/harfbuzz/build.zig
+++ b/pkg/harfbuzz/build.zig
@@ -8,6 +8,17 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) !void {
     const coretext_enabled = b.option(bool, "enable-coretext", "Build coretext") orelse false;
     const freetype_enabled = b.option(bool, "enable-freetype", "Build freetype") orelse false;
 
+    const freetype = b.dependency("freetype", .{ .target = target, .optimize = optimize });
+    const macos = b.dependency("macos", .{ .target = target, .optimize = optimize });
+
+    _ = b.addModule("harfbuzz", .{
+        .source_file = .{ .path = "main.zig" },
+        .dependencies = &.{
+            .{ .name = "freetype", .module = freetype.module("freetype") },
+            .{ .name = "macos", .module = macos.module("macos") },
+        },
+    });
+
     const upstream_root = "../../vendor/harfbuzz";
 
     const lib = b.addStaticLibrary(.{
diff --git a/pkg/harfbuzz/build.zig.zon b/pkg/harfbuzz/build.zig.zon
index 2f5c08dba..5609dab3e 100644
--- a/pkg/harfbuzz/build.zig.zon
+++ b/pkg/harfbuzz/build.zig.zon
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
     .version = "2.13.2",
     .dependencies = .{
         .freetype = .{ .path = "../freetype" },
+        .macos = .{ .path = "../macos" },
         .apple_sdk = .{ .path = "../apple-sdk" },
     },
 }
diff --git a/pkg/macos/build.zig b/pkg/macos/build.zig
index 1a0b428f8..1b8df6b68 100644
--- a/pkg/macos/build.zig
+++ b/pkg/macos/build.zig
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 const std = @import("std");
 const builtin = @import("builtin");
 
+pub fn build(b: *std.Build) !void {
+    const target = b.standardTargetOptions(.{});
+    const optimize = b.standardOptimizeOption(.{});
+    _ = target;
+    _ = optimize;
+
+    _ = b.addModule("macos", .{ .source_file = .{ .path = "main.zig" } });
+}
+
 pub fn module(b: *std.Build) *std.build.Module {
     return b.createModule(.{
         .source_file = .{ .path = (comptime thisDir()) ++ "/main.zig" },