Index: meson.options
--- meson.options.orig
+++ meson.options
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
 # Qhull. You may use the following options to instead link against a system
 # FreeType/Qhull. As an exception, Matplotlib defaults to the system version of
 # FreeType on AIX.
-option('system-freetype', type: 'boolean', value: false,
+option('system-freetype', type: 'boolean', value: true,
        description: 'Build against system version of FreeType')
-option('system-qhull', type: 'boolean', value: false,
+option('system-qhull', type: 'boolean', value: true,
        description: 'Build against system version of Qhull')
 
 # Some of Matplotlib's components are optional: the MacOSX backend (installed
