diff --git a/ports/freetype/portfile.cmake b/ports/freetype/portfile.cmake
index ad06263f99..9dcf76fa14 100644
--- a/ports/freetype/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/freetype/portfile.cmake
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ endif()
 
 set(OPTIONS)
 if (NOT VCPKG_TARGET_IS_WINDOWS)
-  list(APPEND OPTIONS -DFT_DISABLE_FIND_PACKAGE_Harfbuzz=TRUE)
+  list(APPEND OPTIONS -DCMAKE_DISABLE_FIND_PACKAGE_HarfBuzz=ON)
 endif()
 
 vcpkg_configure_cmake(