diff --git a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-graphics/harfbuzz/harfbuzz_%.bbappend b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-graphics/harfbuzz/harfbuzz_%.bbappend
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7428c759f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-graphics/harfbuzz/harfbuzz_%.bbappend
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2017 Digi International Inc.
+
+#
+# Remove ICU support for 'ccimx6ul' to save space in the rootfs.
+#
+# Only 'libicudata' could weight up to 25MB:
+#
+#   25M  /usr/lib/libicudata.so.57.1
+PACKAGECONFIG_remove_ccimx6ul = "icu"
+
+PACKAGE_ARCH = "${MACHINE_ARCH}"
diff --git a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-support/libical/libical/0001-CMakeList-add-option-to-build-without-ICU-support.patch b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-support/libical/libical/0001-CMakeList-add-option-to-build-without-ICU-support.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1e3f484b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-support/libical/libical/0001-CMakeList-add-option-to-build-without-ICU-support.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+From: Javier Viguera <javier.viguera@digi.com>
+Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2017 20:14:09 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] CMakeLists: add option to build without ICU support
+
+Signed-off-by: Javier Viguera <javier.viguera@digi.com>
+
+---
+ CMakeLists.txt | 3 +++
+ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
+index 366c285edd1a..ab7eac96e70d 100644
+--- a/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ endif()
+ # libicu is highly recommended for RSCALE support
+ #  libicu can be found at http://www.icu-project.org
+ #  RSCALE info at http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7529
++option(WITH_LIBICU "Build with ICU support. Libicu is highly recommended for RSCALE support")
++if(WITH_LIBICU)
+ find_package(ICU)
+ if(ICU_FOUND)
+   set(ICUUC_LIBS "-licuuc") #for libical.pc
+@@ -140,6 +142,7 @@ if(ICU_I18N_FOUND)
+   set(HAVE_LIBICU_I18N 1)
+   set(ICUI18N_LIBS "-licui18n") #for libical.pc
+ endif()
++endif()
+ 
+ # MSVC specific definitions
+ if(WIN32)
diff --git a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-support/libical/libical_%.bbappend b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-support/libical/libical_%.bbappend
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2bff50c9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-support/libical/libical_%.bbappend
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2017 Digi International Inc.
+
+FILESEXTRAPATHS_prepend := "${THISDIR}/${PN}:"
+
+SRC_URI += "file://0001-CMakeList-add-option-to-build-without-ICU-support.patch"
+
+# Remove inconditional 'icu' dependence if not set through PACKAGECONFIG
+DEPENDS_remove = "${@bb.utils.contains('PACKAGECONFIG', 'icu', '', 'icu', d)}"
+
+PACKAGECONFIG ?= "icu"
+PACKAGECONFIG[icu] = "-DWITH_LIBICU=1,-DWITH_LIBICU=0"
+
+#
+# Remove ICU support for 'ccimx6ul' to save space in the rootfs.
+#
+# Only 'libicudata' could weight up to 25MB:
+#
+#   25M  /usr/lib/libicudata.so.57.1
+PACKAGECONFIG_remove_ccimx6ul = "icu"
+
+PACKAGE_ARCH = "${MACHINE_ARCH}"