diff --git a/scripts/common-functions.sh b/scripts/common-functions.sh
index 97e50b2..5867335 100755
--- a/scripts/common-functions.sh
+++ b/scripts/common-functions.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ function downloadTarArchive() {
   echo "Ensuring sources of ${LIBRARY_NAME} in ${LIBRARY_SOURCES}"
 
   if [[ ! -d "$LIBRARY_SOURCES" ]]; then
-    curl -L -O ${DOWNLOAD_URL}
+    curl -LO ${DOWNLOAD_URL}
 
     EXTRACTION_DIR="."
     if [ "$NEED_EXTRA_DIRECTORY" = true ] ; then
diff --git a/scripts/libfribidi/build.sh b/scripts/libfribidi/build.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..0aaf74f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/libfribidi/build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+./configure \
+    --prefix=${INSTALL_DIR} \
+    --host=${TARGET} \
+    --with-sysroot=${SYSROOT_PATH} \
+    --disable-shared \
+    --enable-static \
+    --disable-dependency-tracking \
+    --disable-fast-install \
+    --disable-debug \
+    --disable-deprecated \
+    --with-pic \
+    CC=${FAM_CC} \
+    AR=${FAM_AR} \
+    RANLIB=${FAM_RANLIB} || exit 1
+
+${MAKE_EXECUTABLE} clean
+# Compiling only the static library. Just 'make' will build an executable and docs as well.
+${MAKE_EXECUTABLE} -j${HOST_NPROC} -C lib
+${MAKE_EXECUTABLE} install -C lib
+# Installing the .pc file
+${MAKE_EXECUTABLE} install-data-am
diff --git a/scripts/libfribidi/download.sh b/scripts/libfribidi/download.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f64b7d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/libfribidi/download.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+source ${SCRIPTS_DIR}/common-functions.sh
+
+FRIBIDI_VERSION=1.0.10
+
+downloadTarArchive \
+  "libfribidi" \
+  "https://github.com/fribidi/fribidi/releases/download/v${FRIBIDI_VERSION}/fribidi-${FRIBIDI_VERSION}.tar.xz"
diff --git a/scripts/parse-arguments.sh b/scripts/parse-arguments.sh
index 83265f5..cd46652 100755
--- a/scripts/parse-arguments.sh
+++ b/scripts/parse-arguments.sh
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ ALL_SUPPORTED_LIBRARIES=(
   "libspeex"
   "libvpx"
   "libfreetype"
+  "libfribidi"
 )
 
 for argument in "$@"; do
@@ -106,6 +107,9 @@ for argument in "$@"; do
   --enable-libfreetype|-freetype)
       EXTERNAL_LIBRARIES+=( "libfreetype" )
     ;;
+  --enable-libfribidi|-fribidi)
+      EXTERNAL_LIBRARIES+=( "libfribidi" )
+    ;;
   --enable-all-external|-all)
     EXTERNAL_LIBRARIES=${ALL_SUPPORTED_LIBRARIES[@]}
     ;;