diff --git a/modules/ui/ligatures/packages.el b/modules/ui/ligatures/packages.el
index c14ec65da..ff302f3c7 100644
--- a/modules/ui/ligatures/packages.el
+++ b/modules/ui/ligatures/packages.el
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 (when (and (or (featurep 'ns)
-               (string-match-p "HARFBUZZ" system-configuration-features))
+               (featurep 'harfbuzz))
            (featurep 'composite))
   (package! ligature
     :pin "6ac1634612dbd42f7eb81ecaf022bd239aabb954"))