diff --git a/src/gfx.c b/src/gfx.c
index ca73433..64d59ec 100644
--- a/src/gfx.c
+++ b/src/gfx.c
@@ -512,8 +512,13 @@ gfx_loaddata ()
     sprintf (filename, "%s/gfx/font.bmp", bman.datapath);
     tmpimage = SDL_LoadBMP (filename);
     if (tmpimage == NULL) {
-        printf ("Can't load image: %s\n", SDL_GetError ());
-        exit (1);
+		sprintf (bman.datapath, "data");
+		sprintf (filename, "%s/gfx/font.bmp", bman.datapath);
+		tmpimage = SDL_LoadBMP (filename);
+		if (tmpimage == NULL) {
+			printf ("Can't load image: %s\n", SDL_GetError ());
+			exit (1);
+		}
     }
     SDL_SetColorKey (tmpimage, SDL_SRCCOLORKEY, SDL_MapRGB (tmpimage->format, 0, 0, 0));
     gfx.font.image = SDL_DisplayFormat (tmpimage);