diff --git a/README.asciidoc b/README.asciidoc
index 7668d9db2..b6d7d54b2 100644
--- a/README.asciidoc
+++ b/README.asciidoc
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ the following dependencies are installed first.
 * zlib
 * libpng
 * fontconfig (not needed on macOS)
-* harfbuzz >= 1.0.5 (not needed on macOS)
+* harfbuzz >= 1.0.5 
 * xsel (only on X11 systems with glfw < 3.3)
 * ImageMagick (optional, needed to use the `kitty icat` tool to display images in the terminal)
 * gcc or clang (required only for building)