diff --git a/CMake/Definitions.cmake b/CMake/Definitions.cmake
index c3b1fa7f4c5..36485adf69d 100644
--- a/CMake/Definitions.cmake
+++ b/CMake/Definitions.cmake
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ foreach(
   UNPACKED_MPQS
   UNPACKED_SAVES
   DEVILUTIONX_WINDOWS_NO_WCHAR
+  USE_FRIBIDI
 )
   if(${def_name})
     list(APPEND DEVILUTIONX_DEFINITIONS ${def_name})
@@ -94,7 +95,6 @@ foreach(
   STREAM_ALL_AUDIO_MIN_FILE_SIZE
   DEVILUTIONX_DISPLAY_TEXTURE_FORMAT
   DEVILUTIONX_SCREENSHOT_FORMAT
-  USE_FRIBIDI
 )
   if(DEFINED ${def_name} AND NOT ${def_name} STREQUAL "")
     list(APPEND DEVILUTIONX_DEFINITIONS ${def_name}=${${def_name}})
diff --git a/CMake/Dependencies.cmake b/CMake/Dependencies.cmake
index bf6f1d3da4e..0c4573eef8a 100644
--- a/CMake/Dependencies.cmake
+++ b/CMake/Dependencies.cmake
@@ -291,5 +291,4 @@ if(FRIBIDI_FOUND)
   set(USE_FRIBIDI ON)
 else()
   message("-- Suitable system FriBidi package not found, all strings will be assumed LTR")
-  set(USE_FRIBIDI OFF)
 endif()