diff --git a/indra/llrender/llfontgl.cpp b/indra/llrender/llfontgl.cpp
index 934a54b7292ad02ccaa066e3bf2a3e37a50b6afb..013a3864d914054e076c35997a8db3fa27f36912 100644
--- a/indra/llrender/llfontgl.cpp
+++ b/indra/llrender/llfontgl.cpp
@@ -1115,6 +1115,10 @@ std::string LLFontGL::getFontPathSystem()
 			sSystemFontPath = "/WINDOWS/FONTS/";
 		}
 	}
+#elif LL_LINUX
+
+	sSystemFontPath = "/usr/share/fonts/";
+
 #endif
 
 	if (sSystemFontPath.empty())