diff --git a/projects/macos/ecode/cross.build.app.sh b/projects/macos/ecode/cross.build.app.sh
index a93264e71..50162e39e 100755
--- a/projects/macos/ecode/cross.build.app.sh
+++ b/projects/macos/ecode/cross.build.app.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ done
 
 RESOURCES_PATH="ecode.app/Contents/Resources"
 
-premake5 --file=../../../premake5.lua --use-frameworks gmake || exit
+premake5 --file=../../../premake5.lua --disable-static-build --with-text-shaper --use-frameworks gmake || exit
 
 make -C ../../../make/macosx/ -j$(sysctl -n hw.ncpu) -e verbose=true -e config=release_x86_64 ecode || exit
 rm -rf ./ecode.app
diff --git a/src/eepp/graphics/text.cpp b/src/eepp/graphics/text.cpp
index 20141fffe..21be0f4ae 100644
--- a/src/eepp/graphics/text.cpp
+++ b/src/eepp/graphics/text.cpp
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ shapeAndRun( const String& string, FontTrueType* font, Uint32 characterSize, Uin
 	hb_buffer_destroy( hbBuffer );
 	return completeRun;
 }
-#endif
 
 // New helper function to identify scripts where our custom kerning is safe to apply.
 static inline bool isSimpleScript( hb_script_t script ) {
@@ -93,6 +92,8 @@ static inline bool isSimpleScript( hb_script_t script ) {
 		   script == HB_SCRIPT_INVALID;
 }
 
+#endif
+
 static inline bool canSkipShaping( Uint32 textDrawHints ) {
 	return Text::TextShaperOptimizations && ( textDrawHints & TextHints::AllAscii ) != 0;
 }