diff --git a/modules/text_server_adv/SCsub b/modules/text_server_adv/SCsub
index 3589c8546d3..b4067d41c24 100644
--- a/modules/text_server_adv/SCsub
+++ b/modules/text_server_adv/SCsub
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ def make_icu_data(target, source, env):
 # Thirdparty source files
 
 thirdparty_obj = []
+freetype_enabled = env.module_check_dependencies("text_server_adv", ["freetype"])
 
 if env["builtin_harfbuzz"]:
     env_harfbuzz = env_modules.Clone()
@@ -57,11 +58,9 @@ if env["builtin_harfbuzz"]:
         "src/hb-face.cc",
         "src/hb-fallback-shape.cc",
         "src/hb-font.cc",
-        "src/hb-ft.cc",
         #'src/hb-gdi.cc',
         #'src/hb-glib.cc',
         #'src/hb-gobject-structs.cc',
-        "src/hb-graphite2.cc",
         "src/hb-icu.cc",
         "src/hb-map.cc",
         "src/hb-number.cc",
@@ -109,17 +108,29 @@ if env["builtin_harfbuzz"]:
         "src/hb-unicode.cc",
         #'src/hb-uniscribe.cc'
     ]
+
+    if freetype_enabled:
+        thirdparty_sources += [
+            "src/hb-ft.cc",
+            "src/hb-graphite2.cc",
+        ]
     thirdparty_sources = [thirdparty_dir + file for file in thirdparty_sources]
 
     env_harfbuzz.Append(
         CPPPATH=[
             "#thirdparty/harfbuzz/src",
-            "#thirdparty/freetype/include",
-            "#thirdparty/graphite/include",
             "#thirdparty/icu4c/common/",
         ]
     )
 
+    if freetype_enabled:
+        env_harfbuzz.Append(
+            CPPPATH=[
+                "#thirdparty/freetype/include",
+                "#thirdparty/graphite/include",
+            ]
+        )
+
     if env["platform"] == "android" or env["platform"] == "linuxbsd" or env["platform"] == "server":
         env_harfbuzz.Append(CCFLAGS=["-DHAVE_PTHREAD"])
 
@@ -133,12 +144,18 @@ if env["builtin_harfbuzz"]:
         CCFLAGS=[
             "-DHAVE_ICU_BUILTIN",
             "-DHAVE_ICU",
-            "-DHAVE_FREETYPE",
-            "-DHAVE_GRAPHITE2",
-            "-DGRAPHITE2_STATIC",
         ]
     )
 
+    if freetype_enabled:
+        env_harfbuzz.Append(
+            CCFLAGS=[
+                "-DHAVE_FREETYPE",
+                "-DHAVE_GRAPHITE2",
+                "-DGRAPHITE2_STATIC",
+            ]
+        )
+
     lib = env_harfbuzz.add_library("harfbuzz_builtin", thirdparty_sources)
     thirdparty_obj += lib
 
@@ -156,7 +173,7 @@ if env["builtin_harfbuzz"]:
         env.Append(LIBS=[lib])
 
 
-if env["builtin_graphite"]:
+if env["builtin_graphite"] and freetype_enabled:
     env_graphite = env_modules.Clone()
     env_graphite.disable_warnings()
 
@@ -488,12 +505,18 @@ if env_text_server_adv["tools"]:
 env_text_server_adv.Append(
     CPPPATH=[
         "#thirdparty/harfbuzz/src",
-        "#thirdparty/freetype/include",
-        "#thirdparty/graphite/include",
         "#thirdparty/icu4c/common/",
     ]
 )
 
+if freetype_enabled:
+    env_text_server_adv.Append(
+        CPPPATH=[
+            "#thirdparty/freetype/include",
+            "#thirdparty/graphite/include",
+        ]
+    )
+
 env_text_server_adv.add_source_files(module_obj, "*.cpp")
 env.modules_sources += module_obj
 
diff --git a/modules/text_server_adv/config.py b/modules/text_server_adv/config.py
index 22482fce244..d22f9454ed2 100644
--- a/modules/text_server_adv/config.py
+++ b/modules/text_server_adv/config.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 def can_build(env, platform):
-    return env.module_check_dependencies("text_server_adv", ["freetype"])
+    return True
 
 
 def configure(env):
diff --git a/modules/text_server_adv/dynamic_font_adv.cpp b/modules/text_server_adv/dynamic_font_adv.cpp
index fd47f584809..b60b9ddaece 100644
--- a/modules/text_server_adv/dynamic_font_adv.cpp
+++ b/modules/text_server_adv/dynamic_font_adv.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 
 #include "dynamic_font_adv.h"
 
+#ifdef MODULE_FREETYPE_ENABLED
+
 #include FT_STROKER_H
 #include FT_ADVANCES_H
 #include FT_MULTIPLE_MASTERS_H
@@ -1001,3 +1003,5 @@ DynamicFontDataAdvanced::~DynamicFontDataAdvanced() {
 		FT_Done_FreeType(library);
 	}
 }
+
+#endif // MODULE_FREETYPE_ENABLED
diff --git a/modules/text_server_adv/dynamic_font_adv.h b/modules/text_server_adv/dynamic_font_adv.h
index cd538cb8e11..d69a30b321f 100644
--- a/modules/text_server_adv/dynamic_font_adv.h
+++ b/modules/text_server_adv/dynamic_font_adv.h
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@
 
 #include "font_adv.h"
 
+#include "modules/modules_enabled.gen.h"
+
+#ifdef MODULE_FREETYPE_ENABLED
+
 #include <ft2build.h>
 #include FT_FREETYPE_H
 #include FT_TRUETYPE_TABLES_H
@@ -185,4 +189,6 @@ public:
 	virtual ~DynamicFontDataAdvanced() override;
 };
 
+#endif // MODULE_FREETYPE_ENABLED
+
 #endif // DYNAMIC_FONT_ADV_H
diff --git a/modules/text_server_adv/text_server_adv.cpp b/modules/text_server_adv/text_server_adv.cpp
index 1e015db2101..2af31f40438 100644
--- a/modules/text_server_adv/text_server_adv.cpp
+++ b/modules/text_server_adv/text_server_adv.cpp
@@ -529,10 +529,12 @@ RID TextServerAdvanced::create_font_system(const String &p_name, int p_base_size
 RID TextServerAdvanced::create_font_resource(const String &p_filename, int p_base_size) {
 	_THREAD_SAFE_METHOD_
 	FontDataAdvanced *fd = nullptr;
-	if (p_filename.get_extension() == "ttf" || p_filename.get_extension() == "otf" || p_filename.get_extension() == "woff") {
-		fd = memnew(DynamicFontDataAdvanced);
-	} else if (p_filename.get_extension() == "fnt" || p_filename.get_extension() == "font") {
+	if (p_filename.get_extension() == "fnt" || p_filename.get_extension() == "font") {
 		fd = memnew(BitmapFontDataAdvanced);
+#ifdef MODULE_FREETYPE_ENABLED
+	} else if (p_filename.get_extension() == "ttf" || p_filename.get_extension() == "otf" || p_filename.get_extension() == "woff") {
+		fd = memnew(DynamicFontDataAdvanced);
+#endif
 	} else {
 		return RID();
 	}
@@ -549,10 +551,12 @@ RID TextServerAdvanced::create_font_resource(const String &p_filename, int p_bas
 RID TextServerAdvanced::create_font_memory(const uint8_t *p_data, size_t p_size, const String &p_type, int p_base_size) {
 	_THREAD_SAFE_METHOD_
 	FontDataAdvanced *fd = nullptr;
-	if (p_type == "ttf" || p_type == "otf" || p_type == "woff") {
-		fd = memnew(DynamicFontDataAdvanced);
-	} else if (p_type == "fnt" || p_type == "font") {
+	if (p_type == "fnt" || p_type == "font") {
 		fd = memnew(BitmapFontDataAdvanced);
+#ifdef MODULE_FREETYPE_ENABLED
+	} else if (p_type == "ttf" || p_type == "otf" || p_type == "woff") {
+		fd = memnew(DynamicFontDataAdvanced);
+#endif
 	} else {
 		return RID();
 	}
diff --git a/modules/text_server_fb/config.py b/modules/text_server_fb/config.py
index 491377a3690..7a73080ae99 100644
--- a/modules/text_server_fb/config.py
+++ b/modules/text_server_fb/config.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 def can_build(env, platform):
-    return env.module_check_dependencies("text_server_fb", ["freetype"])
+    return True
 
 
 def configure(env):
diff --git a/modules/text_server_fb/dynamic_font_fb.cpp b/modules/text_server_fb/dynamic_font_fb.cpp
index 6836d2b9e25..66d36bc885a 100644
--- a/modules/text_server_fb/dynamic_font_fb.cpp
+++ b/modules/text_server_fb/dynamic_font_fb.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 
 #include "dynamic_font_fb.h"
 
+#ifdef MODULE_FREETYPE_ENABLED
+
 #include FT_STROKER_H
 #include FT_ADVANCES_H
 
@@ -684,3 +686,5 @@ DynamicFontDataFallback::~DynamicFontDataFallback() {
 		FT_Done_FreeType(library);
 	}
 }
+
+#endif // MODULE_FREETYPE_ENABLED
diff --git a/modules/text_server_fb/dynamic_font_fb.h b/modules/text_server_fb/dynamic_font_fb.h
index 81b18f6af3f..eb70f466667 100644
--- a/modules/text_server_fb/dynamic_font_fb.h
+++ b/modules/text_server_fb/dynamic_font_fb.h
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@
 
 #include "font_fb.h"
 
+#include "modules/modules_enabled.gen.h"
+
+#ifdef MODULE_FREETYPE_ENABLED
+
 #include <ft2build.h>
 #include FT_FREETYPE_H
 
@@ -163,4 +167,6 @@ public:
 	virtual ~DynamicFontDataFallback() override;
 };
 
+#endif // MODULE_FREETYPE_ENABLED
+
 #endif // DYNAMIC_FONT_FALLBACK_H
diff --git a/modules/text_server_fb/text_server_fb.cpp b/modules/text_server_fb/text_server_fb.cpp
index 5cbe0f82771..a732c6184c7 100644
--- a/modules/text_server_fb/text_server_fb.cpp
+++ b/modules/text_server_fb/text_server_fb.cpp
@@ -107,10 +107,12 @@ RID TextServerFallback::create_font_system(const String &p_name, int p_base_size
 RID TextServerFallback::create_font_resource(const String &p_filename, int p_base_size) {
 	_THREAD_SAFE_METHOD_
 	FontDataFallback *fd = nullptr;
-	if (p_filename.get_extension() == "ttf" || p_filename.get_extension() == "otf" || p_filename.get_extension() == "woff") {
-		fd = memnew(DynamicFontDataFallback);
-	} else if (p_filename.get_extension() == "fnt" || p_filename.get_extension() == "font") {
+	if (p_filename.get_extension() == "fnt" || p_filename.get_extension() == "font") {
 		fd = memnew(BitmapFontDataFallback);
+#ifdef MODULE_FREETYPE_ENABLED
+	} else if (p_filename.get_extension() == "ttf" || p_filename.get_extension() == "otf" || p_filename.get_extension() == "woff") {
+		fd = memnew(DynamicFontDataFallback);
+#endif
 	} else {
 		return RID();
 	}
@@ -127,10 +129,12 @@ RID TextServerFallback::create_font_resource(const String &p_filename, int p_bas
 RID TextServerFallback::create_font_memory(const uint8_t *p_data, size_t p_size, const String &p_type, int p_base_size) {
 	_THREAD_SAFE_METHOD_
 	FontDataFallback *fd = nullptr;
-	if (p_type == "ttf" || p_type == "otf" || p_type == "woff") {
-		fd = memnew(DynamicFontDataFallback);
-	} else if (p_type == "fnt" || p_type == "font") {
+	if (p_type == "fnt" || p_type == "font") {
 		fd = memnew(BitmapFontDataFallback);
+#ifdef MODULE_FREETYPE_ENABLED
+	} else if (p_type == "ttf" || p_type == "otf" || p_type == "woff") {
+		fd = memnew(DynamicFontDataFallback);
+#endif
 	} else {
 		return RID();
 	}