diff --git a/engine/gl/gl_draw.c b/engine/gl/gl_draw.c
index 1b769a71a..eadabf018 100644
--- a/engine/gl/gl_draw.c
+++ b/engine/gl/gl_draw.c
@@ -2152,7 +2152,9 @@ void GL_Set2D (void)
 	if (gl_font.modified)
 	{
 		gl_font.modified = 0;
-		if (!*gl_font.string || !(char_texture=Mod_LoadHiResTexture(gl_font.string, "fonts", false, true, true)))
+		if (!*gl_font.string
+			|| !(char_texture=Mod_LoadHiResTexture(gl_font.string, "fonts", false, true, true))
+			|| !(char_texture=Mod_LoadHiResTexture(gl_font.string, "charsets", false, true, true)))
 		{
 			char_texture = default_char_texture;
 			custom_char_instep = default_char_instep;