diff --git a/srcpkgs/harfbuzz/patches/1846fb84d602bafd260479165b03fa8b7500166f.patch b/srcpkgs/harfbuzz/patches/1846fb84d602bafd260479165b03fa8b7500166f.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bd332c5673a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/harfbuzz/patches/1846fb84d602bafd260479165b03fa8b7500166f.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+From 1846fb84d602bafd260479165b03fa8b7500166f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Duncan Overbruck <mail@duncano.de>
+Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2023 15:41:09 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] [meson] keep asserts in test programs
+
+---
+ src/meson.build | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
+index d6c353e133e..5401e5df6e9 100644
+--- a/src/meson.build
++++ b/src/meson.build
+@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ if get_option('tests').enabled()
+     foreach name, source : noinst_programs
+       executable(name, source,
+         include_directories: incconfig,
+-        cpp_args: cpp_args,
++        cpp_args: cpp_args + ['-UNDEBUG'],
+         dependencies: libharfbuzz_dep,
+         install: false,
+       )
diff --git a/srcpkgs/harfbuzz/template b/srcpkgs/harfbuzz/template
index bac3e033000..49adf931d76 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/harfbuzz/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/harfbuzz/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'harfbuzz'
 pkgname=harfbuzz
-version=8.2.0
+version=8.2.1
 revision=1
 build_style=meson
 build_helper="gir qemu"
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ license="MIT"
 homepage="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/HarfBuzz/"
 changelog="https://github.com/harfbuzz/harfbuzz/raw/main/NEWS"
 distfiles="https://github.com/harfbuzz/harfbuzz/releases/download/${version}/harfbuzz-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=8cb7117a62f42d5ad25d4a697e1bbfc65933b3eed2ee7f247203c79c9f1b514c
+checksum=0fec78f98c9c8faf228957a201c8846f809452c20f8445eb092a1ba6f22dbea5
 
 if [ "$XBPS_CHECK_PKGS" ]; then
 	configure_args+=" -Dtests=enabled"