diff --git a/ports/irrlicht/CMakeLists.txt b/ports/irrlicht/CMakeLists.txt
index ef4439126e..3eda8264ab 100644
--- a/ports/irrlicht/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ports/irrlicht/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -137,6 +137,14 @@ if(NOT ${IRR_SHARED_LIB})
     target_compile_definitions(Irrlicht PUBLIC _IRR_STATIC_LIB_)
 endif()
 
+# Disable Irrlicht building already provided dependencies
+target_compile_definitions(Irrlicht
+    PRIVATE NO_IRR_USE_NON_SYSTEM_ZLIB_
+    PRIVATE NO_IRR_USE_NON_SYSTEM_LIB_PNG_
+    PRIVATE NO_IRR_USE_NON_SYSTEM_BZLIB_
+    PRIVATE NO_IRR_USE_NON_SYSTEM_JPEG_LIB_
+    )
+
 # Per platform config
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/ports/irrlicht/CONTROL b/ports/irrlicht/CONTROL
index d92222ec50..155b2f38b8 100644
--- a/ports/irrlicht/CONTROL
+++ b/ports/irrlicht/CONTROL
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Source: irrlicht
-Version: 1.8.4-3
+Version: 1.8.4-4
 Homepage: http://irrlicht.sourceforge.net
 Description: Irrlicht lightning fast 3d engine
 Build-Depends: zlib, libpng, bzip2, libjpeg-turbo