diff --git a/src/fontcache.cpp b/src/fontcache.cpp
index 033e7b8976..6d1bb597b8 100644
--- a/src/fontcache.cpp
+++ b/src/fontcache.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ int FontCache::GetDefaultFontHeight(FontSize fs)
 	return _default_font_height[fs];
 }
 
-/* static */ FontCache *FontCache::caches[FS_END] = { new SpriteFontCache(FS_NORMAL), new SpriteFontCache(FS_SMALL), new SpriteFontCache(FS_LARGE), new SpriteFontCache(FS_MONO) };
 int font_height_cache[FS_END];
 
 void UpdateFontHeightCache()
@@ -64,6 +63,15 @@ void UpdateFontHeightCache()
 	}
 }
 
+/* static */ FontCache *FontCache::caches[FS_END];
+
+/* static */ void FontCache::InitializeFontCaches()
+{
+	for (FontSize fs = FS_BEGIN; fs != FS_END; fs++) {
+		if (FontCache::caches[fs] == nullptr) new SpriteFontCache(fs); /* FontCache inserts itself into to the cache. */
+	}
+}
+
 /* Check if a glyph should be rendered with anti-aliasing. */
 bool GetFontAAState(FontSize size, bool check_blitter)
 {
@@ -131,6 +139,8 @@ extern void LoadCoreTextFont(FontSize fs);
  */
 void InitFontCache(bool monospace)
 {
+	FontCache::InitializeFontCaches();
+
 	for (FontSize fs = FS_BEGIN; fs < FS_END; fs++) {
 		if (monospace != (fs == FS_MONO)) continue;
 
diff --git a/src/fontcache.h b/src/fontcache.h
index 4b2bfb2337..a84eec5012 100644
--- a/src/fontcache.h
+++ b/src/fontcache.h
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ public:
 	FontCache(FontSize fs);
 	virtual ~FontCache();
 
+	static void InitializeFontCaches();
+
 	static int GetDefaultFontHeight(FontSize fs);
 
 	/**