diff --git a/libs/ruamoko/rua_gui.c b/libs/ruamoko/rua_gui.c
index 3b404071b..41e8caf86 100644
--- a/libs/ruamoko/rua_gui.c
+++ b/libs/ruamoko/rua_gui.c
@@ -223,9 +223,13 @@ bi (Font_Load)
 	const char *font_path = P_GSTRING (pr, 0);
 	int         font_size = P_INT (pr, 1);
 
+	R_INT (pr) = 0;
+
 	QFile      *font_file = QFS_FOpenFile (font_path);
 	font_t     *font = Font_Load (font_file, font_size);
-	R_INT (pr) = alloc_font (res, font);
+	if (font) {
+		R_INT (pr) = alloc_font (res, font);
+	}
 }
 
 bi (Passage_New)