1 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/fl_font_xft.cxx b/src/fl_font_xft.cxx
index 01b5c2bc4..7124b04c6 100644
--- a/src/fl_font_xft.cxx
+++ b/src/fl_font_xft.cxx
@@ -289,6 +289,20 @@ static XftFont* fontopen(const char* name, bool core, int angle) {
     free(picked_name);
 #endif
 
+    if (!match_pat) {
+      // last chance, just open any font in the right size
+      the_font = XftFontOpen (fl_display, fl_screen,
+                        XFT_FAMILY, XftTypeString, "sans",
+                        XFT_SIZE, XftTypeDouble, (double)fl_size_,
+                        NULL);
+      XftPatternDestroy(fnt_pat);
+      if (!the_font) {
+        Fl::error("Unable to find fonts. Check your FontConfig configuration.\n");
+        exit(1);
+      }
+      return the_font;
+    }
+
     // open the matched font
     the_font = XftFontOpenPattern(fl_display, match_pat);