diff --git a/env-builder-data/build/script/packet/synfigstudio-appimage.files/launch.sh b/env-builder-data/build/script/packet/synfigstudio-appimage.files/launch.sh
index ad5cd4b..c54c653 100755
--- a/env-builder-data/build/script/packet/synfigstudio-appimage.files/launch.sh
+++ b/env-builder-data/build/script/packet/synfigstudio-appimage.files/launch.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export XDG_CONFIG_DIRS="$HOME/.config/synfig:$XDG_CONFIG_DIRS"
 export XCURSOR_PATH="${BASE_DIR}/share/icons:$XCURSOR_PATH:/usr/local/share/icons:/usr/share/icons"
 export GSETTINGS_SCHEMA_DIR="${BASE_DIR}/share/glib-2.0/schemas/"
 export QT_XKB_CONFIG_ROOT=$QT_XKB_CONFIG_ROOT:/usr/local/share/X11/xkb:/usr/share/X11/xkb
-export FONTCONFIG_PATH=/etc/fonts
+export FONTCONFIG_PATH="${BASE_DIR}/etc/fonts"
 
 export SYNFIG_ROOT="${BASE_DIR}"
 export SYNFIG_GTK_THEME="Adwaita"
diff --git a/env-builder-data/build/script/packet/synfigstudio-appimage.sh b/env-builder-data/build/script/packet/synfigstudio-appimage.sh
index 9558077..9b8877f 100644
--- a/env-builder-data/build/script/packet/synfigstudio-appimage.sh
+++ b/env-builder-data/build/script/packet/synfigstudio-appimage.sh
@@ -51,6 +51,18 @@ pkinstall_release() {
     cp "$ENVDEPS_RELEASE_PACKET_DIR/lib/libboost_program_options."* "$APPDIR/usr/lib/" || return 1
     cp "$ENVDEPS_RELEASE_PACKET_DIR/lib/libboost_system."*          "$APPDIR/usr/lib/" || return 1
 
+    # fix FONTCONFIG errors
+    TARGET_DIR=../../../share/fontconfig/conf.avail
+    pushd . >/dev/null 2>&1
+    cd $APPDIR/usr/etc/fonts/conf.d
+    rm -f ./*.conf
+
+    for f in $TARGET_DIR/*.conf
+    do
+      ln -s -f $TARGET_DIR/${f##*/} ./${f##*/}
+    done
+    popd >/dev/null 2>&1
+
     # clean examples
     rm -rf "$APPDIR/share/synfig/examples" || return 1