diff --git a/assethandler/assethandler.h b/assethandler/assethandler.h
index 45a1aa0..b6e4470 100644
--- a/assethandler/assethandler.h
+++ b/assethandler/assethandler.h
@@ -257,6 +257,10 @@ class AssetHandler {
 private:
     AssetHandler() {
 
+        if (!TTF_WasInit()) {
+            TTF_Init();
+        }
+
         SDL_IOStream* rwops = SDL_IOFromConstMem(DroidSansMono_ttf, DroidSansMono_ttf_len);
         if (rwops == NULL) {
             // Handle error