diff --git a/src/tuxpaint.c b/src/tuxpaint.c
index 54a3d9c76..f41c77bb8 100644
--- a/src/tuxpaint.c
+++ b/src/tuxpaint.c
@@ -7161,6 +7161,10 @@ static void setup(int argc, char * argv[])
     loadfonts(macosx.fontsPath, 0);
     loadfonts("/usr/share/fonts", 0);
     loadfonts("/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts", 0);
+#elif defined(__sun__)
+    loadfonts("/usr/openwin/lib/X11/fonts", 0);
+    loadfonts("/usr/share/fonts", 0);
+    loadfonts("/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts", 0);
 #else
     loadfonts("/usr/share/feh/fonts", 0);
     loadfonts("/usr/share/fonts", 0);