diff --git a/src/config.zig b/src/config.zig
index f2d4876ae..08d93a6a3 100644
--- a/src/config.zig
+++ b/src/config.zig
@@ -11,18 +11,6 @@ pub const url = @import("config/url.zig");
 pub const FileFormatter = formatter.FileFormatter;
 pub const entryFormatter = formatter.entryFormatter;
 pub const formatEntry = formatter.formatEntry;
-pub const FreetypeLoadFlags = switch (options.backend) {
-    .freetype,
-    .fontconfig_freetype,
-    .coretext_freetype,
-    => Config.FreetypeLoadFlags,
-
-    .coretext,
-    .coretext_harfbuzz,
-    .coretext_noshape,
-    .web_canvas,
-    => void,
-};
 
 // Field types
 pub const ClipboardAccess = Config.ClipboardAccess;
diff --git a/src/font/Collection.zig b/src/font/Collection.zig
index b65b4bd2e..478c39ded 100644
--- a/src/font/Collection.zig
+++ b/src/font/Collection.zig
@@ -452,18 +452,7 @@ pub const LoadOptions = struct {
     /// for this is owned by the user and is not freed by the collection.
     metric_modifiers: Metrics.ModifierSet = .{},
 
-    freetype_load_flags: config.FreetypeLoadFlags = switch (font.options.backend) {
-        .freetype,
-        .fontconfig_freetype,
-        .coretext_freetype,
-        => .{},
-
-        .coretext,
-        .coretext_harfbuzz,
-        .coretext_noshape,
-        .web_canvas,
-        => {},
-    },
+    freetype_load_flags: font.face.FreetypeLoadFlags = font.face.freetype_load_flags_default,
 
     pub fn deinit(self: *LoadOptions, alloc: Allocator) void {
         _ = self;
diff --git a/src/font/SharedGridSet.zig b/src/font/SharedGridSet.zig
index 49886c8f2..6459435a1 100644
--- a/src/font/SharedGridSet.zig
+++ b/src/font/SharedGridSet.zig
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ pub const DerivedConfig = struct {
     @"adjust-strikethrough-position": ?Metrics.Modifier,
     @"adjust-strikethrough-thickness": ?Metrics.Modifier,
     @"adjust-cursor-thickness": ?Metrics.Modifier,
-    @"freetype-load-flags": configpkg.FreetypeLoadFlags,
+    @"freetype-load-flags": font.face.FreetypeLoadFlags,
 
     /// Initialize a DerivedConfig. The config should be either a
     /// config.Config or another DerivedConfig to clone from.
@@ -514,18 +514,7 @@ pub const Key = struct {
     /// font grid.
     font_size: DesiredSize = .{ .points = 12 },
 
-    load_flags: configpkg.FreetypeLoadFlags = switch (font.options.backend) {
-        .freetype,
-        .fontconfig_freetype,
-        .coretext_freetype,
-        => .{},
-
-        .coretext,
-        .coretext_harfbuzz,
-        .coretext_noshape,
-        .web_canvas,
-        => {},
-    },
+    load_flags: configpkg.FreetypeLoadFlags = font.face.freetype_load_flags_default,
 
     const style_offsets_len = std.enums.directEnumArrayLen(Style, 0);
     const StyleOffsets = [style_offsets_len]usize;
diff --git a/src/font/face.zig b/src/font/face.zig
index 663a86672..24c9b0422 100644
--- a/src/font/face.zig
+++ b/src/font/face.zig
@@ -27,11 +27,25 @@ pub const Face = switch (options.backend) {
 /// using whatever platform method you can.
 pub const default_dpi = if (builtin.os.tag == .macos) 72 else 96;
 
+pub const FreetypeLoadFlags = switch (options.backend) {
+    .freetype,
+    .fontconfig_freetype,
+    .coretext_freetype,
+    => config.Config.FreetypeLoadFlags,
+
+    .coretext,
+    .coretext_harfbuzz,
+    .coretext_noshape,
+    .web_canvas,
+    => void,
+};
+pub const freetype_load_flags_default = if (options.backend.hasFreetype()) .{} else {};
+
 /// Options for initializing a font face.
 pub const Options = struct {
     size: DesiredSize,
     metric_modifiers: ?*const Metrics.ModifierSet = null,
-    freetype_load_flags: config.FreetypeLoadFlags,
+    freetype_load_flags: FreetypeLoadFlags,
 };
 
 /// The desired size for loading a font.
diff --git a/src/font/face/freetype.zig b/src/font/face/freetype.zig
index 5bbbb246b..8a1465d7e 100644
--- a/src/font/face/freetype.zig
+++ b/src/font/face/freetype.zig
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ pub const Face = struct {
     metrics: font.face.Metrics,
 
     /// Freetype load flags for this font face.
-    load_flags: config.FreetypeLoadFlags,
+    load_flags: font.face.FreetypeLoadFlags,
 
     /// Set quirks.disableDefaultFontFeatures
     quirks_disable_default_font_features: bool = false,