diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 13a9d60..25ac649 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ IBUS_CFLAGS = $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --cflags dbus-1 xkbcommon)
 IBUS_LIBS = $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --libs dbus-1 xkbcommon)
 XIM_CFLAGS = $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --cflags xcb-imdkit xcb-xkb xkbcommon-x11)
 XIM_LIBS = $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --libs xcb-imdkit xcb-xkb xkbcommon-x11)
-TEXT_CFLAGS = $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --cflags pangocairo cairo)
-TEXT_LIBS = $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --libs pangocairo cairo)
+TEXT_CFLAGS = $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --cflags pangocairo cairo fontconfig)
+TEXT_LIBS = $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --libs pangocairo cairo fontconfig)
 POPUP_CFLAGS = $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --cflags xcb-randr)
 POPUP_LIBS = $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --libs xcb-randr)
 PROJECT_CPPFLAGS =
diff --git a/font.c b/font.c
index 6c1d0b4..00a1b04 100644
--- a/font.c
+++ b/font.c
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "dat.h"
+#include <fontconfig/fontconfig.h>
 #include <pango/pangocairo.h>
 #include "fn.h"
 
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ int
 textinit(void)
 {
 	textclose();
+	FcInit();
 	fontmap = pango_cairo_font_map_new();
 	if(fontmap == nil){
 		fprint(2, "strans: popup: can't initialize PangoCairo\n");
diff --git a/tests/Makefile b/tests/Makefile
index 19f341b..8130349 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile
+++ b/tests/Makefile
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ CFLAGS ?= -O2 -g
 UNIT_CPPFLAGS = -I.. -I../cutest
 UNIT_CFLAGS = -std=c99 -Wall -Wextra
 HOST_CFLAGS = -std=c99 -Wall -Wextra
-TEXT_CFLAGS = $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --cflags pangocairo cairo)
-TEXT_LIBS = $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --libs pangocairo cairo)
+TEXT_CFLAGS = $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --cflags pangocairo cairo fontconfig)
+TEXT_LIBS = $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --libs pangocairo cairo fontconfig)
 DBUS_CFLAGS = $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --cflags dbus-1)
 DBUS_LIBS = $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --libs dbus-1)
 GTK_CFLAGS = $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --cflags gtk+-3.0)