diff --git a/source/src/rendertext.cpp b/source/src/rendertext.cpp
index a4937e78..370e9c8d 100644
--- a/source/src/rendertext.cpp
+++ b/source/src/rendertext.cpp
@@ -635,6 +635,8 @@ void draw_text(const char *str, int left, int top, int r, int g, int b, int a, i
 
 void reloadfonts()
 {
+	createutf8charset();
+
     enumerate(fonts, font, f,
         if(!reloadtexture(*f.tex)) fatal("failed to reload font texture");
     );