diff --git a/libs/fonts/source/freetype.cpp b/libs/fonts/source/freetype.cpp
index 615c3cde..f27dead1 100644
--- a/libs/fonts/source/freetype.cpp
+++ b/libs/fonts/source/freetype.cpp
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ namespace psemek::fonts
 
 		struct face_shared
 		{
+			util::blob data;
 			wgpu::device device;
 			FT_Face face;
 
@@ -333,11 +334,12 @@ namespace psemek::fonts
 
 	std::unique_ptr<font_builder> load_freetype_font(wgpu::device device, std::filesystem::path const & path)
 	{
-		FT_Face face;
-		auto path_str = path.string();
-		ft_check_result(FT_New_Face(ft_library(), path_str.data(), 0, &face), "Failed to load font " + path_str + ": ");
+		auto font_data = io::read_full(io::file_istream{path});
 
-		auto result = std::make_unique<freetype_font_builder>(std::make_shared<face_shared>(device, face));
+		FT_Face face;
+		ft_check_result(FT_New_Memory_Face(ft_library(), reinterpret_cast<FT_Byte const *>(font_data.data()), font_data.size(), 0, &face), util::to_string("Failed to load font ", path, ": "));
+
+		auto result = std::make_unique<freetype_font_builder>(std::make_shared<face_shared>(std::move(font_data), device, face));
 
 		log::debug() << "Loaded font " << result->name() << " (" << path << ")";