diff --git a/DEPS b/DEPS
index e34ce42e51..2412a43266 100644
--- a/DEPS
+++ b/DEPS
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ deps = {
   "third_party/externals/egl-registry"           : "https://skia.googlesource.com/external/github.com/KhronosGroup/EGL-Registry@a0bca08de07c7d7651047bedc0b653cfaaa4f2ae",
   "third_party/externals/emsdk"                  : "https://skia.googlesource.com/external/github.com/emscripten-core/emsdk.git@e34773a0d1a2f32dd3ba90d408a30fae89aa3c5a",
   "third_party/externals/expat"                  : "https://chromium.googlesource.com/external/github.com/libexpat/libexpat.git@a28238bdeebc087071777001245df1876a11f5ee",
-  "third_party/externals/freetype"               : "https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/third_party/freetype2.git@8bb7722a5315fe9f176821242fd453fadb3004da",
+  "third_party/externals/freetype"               : "https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/third_party/freetype2.git@2db58e061ecc0d738a41d13ed8908e967bd0014c",
   "third_party/externals/harfbuzz"               : "https://chromium.googlesource.com/external/github.com/harfbuzz/harfbuzz.git@858570b1d9912a1b746ab39fbe62a646c4f7a5b1",
   "third_party/externals/highway"                : "https://chromium.googlesource.com/external/github.com/google/highway.git@424360251cdcfc314cfc528f53c872ecd63af0f0",
   "third_party/externals/icu"                    : "https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/deps/icu.git@a0718d4f121727e30b8d52c7a189ebf5ab52421f",
diff --git a/src/ports/SkFontHost_FreeType.cpp b/src/ports/SkFontHost_FreeType.cpp
index 0d5bebac9e..35d196be94 100644
--- a/src/ports/SkFontHost_FreeType.cpp
+++ b/src/ports/SkFontHost_FreeType.cpp
@@ -143,6 +143,14 @@ public:
         FT_Add_Default_Modules(fLibrary);
         FT_Set_Default_Properties(fLibrary);
 
+#ifdef TT_SUPPORT_COLRV1
+        if (SkGraphics::GetVariableColrV1Enabled()) {
+            FT_Bool variableColrV1Enabled = true;
+            FT_Property_Set(
+                    fLibrary, "truetype", "TEMPORARY-enable-variable-colrv1", &variableColrV1Enabled);
+        }
+#endif
+
         // Subpixel anti-aliasing may be unfiltered until the LCD filter is set.
         // Newer versions may still need this, so this test with side effects must come first.
         // The default has changed over time, so this doesn't mean the same thing to all users.