diff --git a/src/harfbuzz.mk b/src/harfbuzz.mk
index b1743d46..f3088ef9 100644
--- a/src/harfbuzz.mk
+++ b/src/harfbuzz.mk
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ PKG             := harfbuzz
 $(PKG)_WEBSITE  := http://harfbuzz.sourceforge.net/
 $(PKG)_DESCR    := HarfBuzz
 $(PKG)_IGNORE   :=
-$(PKG)_VERSION  := 1.4.1
-$(PKG)_CHECKSUM := 85a27fab639a1d651737dcb6b69e4101e3fd09522fdfdcb793df810b5cb315bd
+$(PKG)_VERSION  := 1.4.3
+$(PKG)_CHECKSUM := 838c17400a88a3a451eb401573ef94cdd50919730d98255547c459fef1d85321
 $(PKG)_SUBDIR   := $(PKG)-$($(PKG)_VERSION)
 $(PKG)_FILE     := $(PKG)-$($(PKG)_VERSION).tar.bz2
 $(PKG)_URL      := http://www.freedesktop.org/software/$(PKG)/release/$($(PKG)_FILE)
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ define $(PKG)_UPDATE
 endef
 
 define $(PKG)_BUILD
+    # prevent interference from previous install
+    rm -rf '$(PREFIX)/$(TARGET)/lib/pkgconfig/harfbuzz'*.pc '$(PREFIX)/$(TARGET)/include/harfbuzz' '$(PREFIX)/$(TARGET)/lib/libharfbuzz'* '$(PREFIX)/$(TARGET)/bin/libharfbuzz'*.dll
     # mman-win32 is only a partial implementation
     cd '$(1)' && ./configure \
         $(MXE_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \