diff --git a/src/fonts.c b/src/fonts.c
index 8b6134feb..856f8012d 100644
--- a/src/fonts.c
+++ b/src/fonts.c
@@ -1006,6 +1006,7 @@ static void loadfonts(SDL_Surface * screen, SDL_Texture * texture, SDL_Renderer
       loadfonts(screen, texture, renderer, "/usr/share/fonts");
       loadfonts(screen, texture, renderer, "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts");
 #elif defined(__ANDROID__)
+      loadfonts(screen, texture, renderer, "data/fonts");
       loadfonts(screen, texture, renderer, "/system/fonts");
 #elif defined(__sun__)
       loadfonts(screen, texture, renderer, "/usr/openwin/lib/X11/fonts");