diff --git a/harfbuzz-7.3.0.tar.xz b/harfbuzz-7.3.0.tar.xz
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..93ecb47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/harfbuzz-7.3.0.tar.xz
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:20770789749ac9ba846df33983dbda22db836c70d9f5d050cb9aa5347094a8fb
+size 18867940
diff --git a/libreoffice.spec b/libreoffice.spec
index 81b03b1..277b984 100644
--- a/libreoffice.spec
+++ b/libreoffice.spec
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 %if 0%{?suse_version} > 1500 || 0%{?sle_version} >= 150400
 %bcond_without system_gpgme
 %bcond_without system_curl
+%bcond without system_harfbuzz
 %else
 # Hack in the bundled libs to not pop up on requires/provides to avoid
 # faking libreoffice provide some system packages
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@
 %global __requires_exclude ^libgpgmepp\\.so.*$
 %bcond_with system_gpgme
 %bcond_with system_curl
+%bcond_with system_harfbuzz
 %endif
 %bcond_with firebird
 Name:           libreoffice
@@ -202,8 +204,12 @@ BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(graphite2) >= 0.9.3
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(gssrpc)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(gstreamer-plugins-base-1.0)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(gtk+-3.0) >= 3.20
+%if %{with system_harfbuzz}
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(harfbuzz) >= 2.6.8
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(harfbuzz-icu) >= 2.6.8
+%else
+Source2023:     %{external_url}/harfbuzz-7.3.0.tar.xz
+%endif
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(hunspell)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(krb5)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(lcms2)
@@ -1182,6 +1188,11 @@ export NOCONFIGURE=yes
         --with-system-curl \
 %else
         --without-system-curl \
+%endif
+%if %{with system_harfbuzz}
+        --with-system-harfbuzz \
+%else
+        --without-system-harfbuzz \
 %endif
         --enable-evolution2 \
         --enable-dbus \