diff --git a/config.mk b/config.mk
index 1308770..096ff32 100644
--- a/config.mk
+++ b/config.mk
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ PKG_CONFIG = pkg-config
 #XCURSOR = -lXcursor
 
 # Uncomment the lines below for the ligatures patch / LIGATURES_PATCH
-#LIGATURES_C = hb.c
-#LIGATURES_H = hb.h
-#LIGATURES_INC = `$(PKG_CONFIG) --cflags harfbuzz`
-#LIGATURES_LIBS = `$(PKG_CONFIG) --libs harfbuzz`
+LIGATURES_C = hb.c
+LIGATURES_H = hb.h
+LIGATURES_INC = `$(PKG_CONFIG) --cflags harfbuzz`
+LIGATURES_LIBS = `$(PKG_CONFIG) --libs harfbuzz`
 
 # Uncomment this for the SIXEL patch / SIXEL_PATCH
 #SIXEL_C = sixel.c sixel_hls.c
diff --git a/manifest.scm b/manifest.scm
index deec587..7799af5 100644
--- a/manifest.scm
+++ b/manifest.scm
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@
     "gcc-toolchain"
     "libxft"
     "libx11"
+    "harfbuzz"
     "make"))
diff --git a/patches.def.h b/patches.def.h
index 36dc788..94817c2 100644
--- a/patches.def.h
+++ b/patches.def.h
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@
  * https://github.com/cog1to/st-ligatures
  * https://st.suckless.org/patches/ligatures/
  */
-#define LIGATURES_PATCH 0
+#define LIGATURES_PATCH 1
 
 /* This patch makes st ignore terminal color attributes by forcing display of the default
  * foreground and background colors only - making for a monochrome look. Idea ref.