diff --git a/basegraph.cpp b/basegraph.cpp
index 0497ad8e..a6e5d716 100644
--- a/basegraph.cpp
+++ b/basegraph.cpp
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ EX void present_screen() {
 
 #if CAP_SDLTTF
 
-EX string fontpath = ISWEB ? "sans-serif" : HYPERPATH "DejaVuSans-Bold.ttf";
+EX string fontpath = ISWEB ? "sans-serif" : HYPERFONTPATH "DejaVuSans-Bold.ttf";
 
 void loadfont(int siz) {
   fix_font_size(siz);
diff --git a/sysconfig.h b/sysconfig.h
index d557169b..0d9a8bf6 100644
--- a/sysconfig.h
+++ b/sysconfig.h
@@ -347,6 +347,10 @@
 #define HYPERPATH ""
 #endif
 
+#ifndef HYPERFONTPATH
+#define HYPERFONTPATH HYPERPATH
+#endif
+
 #if ISWINDOWS
 #define hyper fake_hyper // avoid "hyper" typedef in <_mingw.h>
 #define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN // avoid "rad1" macro in <windows.h>