diff --git a/packaging/appimage/3rdparty/ext_opencv/CMakeLists.txt b/packaging/appimage/3rdparty/ext_opencv/CMakeLists.txt
index f8a0a5cae..1384cd71d 100644
--- a/packaging/appimage/3rdparty/ext_opencv/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/packaging/appimage/3rdparty/ext_opencv/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,24 +1,24 @@
 # The OpenCV contrib repo external project
 ExternalProject_Add(
   ext_opencv_contrib
   DOWNLOAD_DIR ${EXT_DOWNLOAD_DIR}
   URL https://github.com/opencv/opencv_contrib/archive/4.1.0.tar.gz
   URL_MD5 5357a038f54ba15c771abb0d91a5519d
 
   # This is a support repository for OpenCV 4.x and does not contain any
   # build or install rules. This will be hooked into OpenCV which will control
   # those steps.
   CONFIGURE_COMMAND ""
   BUILD_COMMAND ""
   INSTALL_COMMAND ""
 )
 
 # The OpenCV external project
 ExternalProject_Add(
   ext_opencv
   DOWNLOAD_DIR ${EXT_DOWNLOAD_DIR}
   URL https://github.com/opencv/opencv/archive/4.1.0.tar.gz
   URL_MD5 b80c59c7e4feee6a00608315e02b0b73
-  CMAKE_ARGS ${CMAKE_GLOBAL_PROFILE} -DOPENCV_EXTRA_MODULES_PATH=${EXT_BUILD_DIR}/deps-build/ext_opencv/ext_opencv_contrib-prefix/src/ext_opencv_contrib/modules -DOPENCV_GENERATE_PKGCONFIG=ON
+  CMAKE_ARGS ${CMAKE_GLOBAL_PROFILE} -DOPENCV_EXTRA_MODULES_PATH=${EXT_BUILD_DIR}/deps-build/ext_opencv/ext_opencv_contrib-prefix/src/ext_opencv_contrib/modules -DOPENCV_GENERATE_PKGCONFIG=ON -DBUILD_opencv_freetype=OFF
   DEPENDS ext_opencv_contrib
 )