diff --git a/DEPS b/DEPS
index 3c145665f67..45617b4d980 100644
--- a/DEPS
+++ b/DEPS
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ allowed_hosts = [
 ]
 
 deps = {
-  'src': 'https://github.com/flutter/buildroot.git' + '@' + 'baaae21dbb12b3d75c99498de79d503989d17e79',
+  'src': 'https://github.com/flutter/buildroot.git' + '@' + '34c6084946b71a14b9a590db14c2b417ea5055d4',
 
    # Fuchsia compatibility
    #
@@ -142,6 +142,9 @@ deps = {
   'src/third_party/rapidjson':
    Var('fuchsia_git') + '/third_party/rapidjson' + '@' + '9defbb0209a534ffeb3a2b79d5ee440a77407292',
 
+  'src/third_party/harfbuzz':
+   Var('fuchsia_git') + '/third_party/harfbuzz' + '@' + 'a10951da60ca6712de4da5f18ec75c515dd8e5c1',
+
    # Chromium-style
    #
    # As part of integrating with Fuchsia, we should eventually remove all these
diff --git a/tools/gn b/tools/gn
index 7a93a087e90..8bb2dec0736 100755
--- a/tools/gn
+++ b/tools/gn
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ def to_gn_args(args):
         if not args.simulator:
           aot = True
     else:
-      gn_args['use_system_harfbuzz'] = False
       aot = False
 
     if args.runtime_mode == 'debug':