diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index afbb668fb..52da1eae8 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ install: |
             brew install glfw;
             brew install libunistring;
             brew install freetype;
-            brew install harfbuzz;
+            brew install harfbuzz --without-glib --without-gobject-introspection --without-graphite2 --without-icu4c --without-cairo --with-freetype;
         else
             mkdir -p $SW;
             curl https://download.calibre-ebook.com/travis/kitty/osx.tar.xz | tar xJ -C $SW;