diff --git a/tools/macOS_dependencies_build.sh b/tools/macOS_dependencies_build.sh
index 5e802bafc..b2d934ddf 100755
--- a/tools/macOS_dependencies_build.sh
+++ b/tools/macOS_dependencies_build.sh
@@ -78,8 +78,13 @@ if [ ! -d icu/icu4c ]; then
   exit
 fi
 
+if [ ! -f icu/icu4c/source/icu_filters.json ]; then
+  echo "icu/icu4c/source/icu_filters.json is missing, aborting."
+  exit
+fi
+
 cd icu/icu4c/source
-./configure --disable-extras --disable-icuio --disable-samples --disable-tests
+ICU_DATA_FILTER_FILE=icu_filters.json CXXFLAGS="-DUCONFIG_NO_COLLATION -DUCONFIG_NO_TRANSLITERATION" ./configure --disable-extras --disable-icuio --disable-samples --disable-tests
 make clean
 make -j${JOBS}
 cd lib
diff --git a/tools/macOS_dependencies_setup.sh b/tools/macOS_dependencies_setup.sh
index d7285e3c5..6b71e1a46 100755
--- a/tools/macOS_dependencies_setup.sh
+++ b/tools/macOS_dependencies_setup.sh
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ git clone -n --filter=tree:0 https://github.com/unicode-org/icu.git
 cd icu
 git sparse-checkout set --no-cone icu4c
 git checkout release-75-1
+cp ../../es-app/assets/icu_filters.json icu4c/source/
 cd ..
 
 echo