diff --git a/src/ui/Font.cpp b/src/ui/Font.cpp
index 20168225a..8367f9fbf 100644
--- a/src/ui/Font.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/Font.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@ Font::Font(const char* _name) {
 	}
 #ifdef NINTENDO
 	path = "rom:/" + path;
+#else
+	if ( PHYSFS_getRealDir(path.c_str()) )
+	{
+		std::string realPath = PHYSFS_getRealDir(path.c_str());
+		path.insert(0, PHYSFS_getDirSeparator());
+		path.insert(0, realPath);
+	}
 #endif
 	if ((font = TTF_OpenFont(path.c_str(), pointSize)) == NULL) {
 		printlog("failed to load '%s': %s", path.c_str(), TTF_GetError());