diff --git a/Makefile.libnx b/Makefile.libnx
index 198e2b90b7..7d591c1342 100644
--- a/Makefile.libnx
+++ b/Makefile.libnx
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ HAVE_STATIC_AUDIO_FILTERS = 1
 HAVE_MENU = 1
 HAVE_RUNAHEAD = 1
 HAVE_NETWORKING = 1
+HAVE_STB_FONT = 1
 
 # RetroArch libnx useful flags
 HAVE_THREADS = 1
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ ARCH	:=	-march=armv8-a -mtune=cortex-a57 -mtp=soft -fPIE -mcpu=cortex-a57+crc+fp
 CFLAGS := -g -Wall -O3 -ffast-math -ffunction-sections \
           $(ARCH) $(DEFINES) -Ideps -Ideps/libz -Ilibretro-common/include -Ideps/stb -I$(LIBNX)/include -I$(PORTLIBS)/include/ -include $(LIBNX)/include/switch.h #$(shell $(PORTLIBS)/bin/freetype-config --cflags)
 
-CFLAGS += $(INCLUDE) -DSWITCH=1 -DHAVE_LIBNX=1 -DNXLINK=1 -DHAVE_SHADERPIPELINE -DHAVE_UPDATE_ASSETS #-DHAVE_FREETYPE
+CFLAGS += $(INCLUDE) -DSWITCH=1 -DHAVE_LIBNX=1 -DNXLINK=1 -DHAVE_SHADERPIPELINE -DHAVE_UPDATE_ASSETS -DHAVE_STB_FONT #-DHAVE_FREETYPE
 
 ifeq ($(strip $(HAVE_STATIC_DUMMY)),1)
   CFLAGS	+=	-DHAVE_STATIC_DUMMY=1
diff --git a/gfx/font_driver.c b/gfx/font_driver.c
index 9081c721bb..42303d211c 100644
--- a/gfx/font_driver.c
+++ b/gfx/font_driver.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ static const font_renderer_driver_t *font_backends[] = {
    &coretext_font_renderer,
 #endif
 #ifdef HAVE_STB_FONT
-#if defined(VITA) || defined(WIIU) || defined(ANDROID) || defined(_WIN32) && !defined(_XBOX) && !defined(_MSC_VER) || (defined(_WIN32) && !defined(_XBOX) && defined(_MSC_VER) && _MSC_VER > 1400) || defined(__CELLOS_LV2__)
+#if defined(VITA) || defined(WIIU) || defined(ANDROID) || defined(_WIN32) && !defined(_XBOX) && !defined(_MSC_VER) || (defined(_WIN32) && !defined(_XBOX) && defined(_MSC_VER) && _MSC_VER > 1400) || defined(__CELLOS_LV2__) || defined(HAVE_LIBNX)
    &stb_unicode_font_renderer,
 #else
    &stb_font_renderer,