diff --git a/src/CMakeModules/Bootstrap_Linux.cmake b/src/CMakeModules/Bootstrap_Linux.cmake
index 6fa4ecdb0b..7af7639a99 100644
--- a/src/CMakeModules/Bootstrap_Linux.cmake
+++ b/src/CMakeModules/Bootstrap_Linux.cmake
@@ -114,6 +114,10 @@ if (NOT USE_STATIC_BOOST)
 	ADD_DEFINITIONS (-DBOOST_ALL_DYN_LINK)
 endif()
 
+if (USE_SYSTEM_DIAG_FONT)
+    ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DUSE_SYSTEM_DIAG_FONT)
+endif()
+
 IF (NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Debug")
 	ADD_COMPILE_OPTIONS (-O3) # Needed for precompiled headers to work
 endif()
diff --git a/src/core/diagnostics/osd_graph.cpp b/src/core/diagnostics/osd_graph.cpp
index 9dd6cd3c25..0a20c4d07d 100644
--- a/src/core/diagnostics/osd_graph.cpp
+++ b/src/core/diagnostics/osd_graph.cpp
@@ -66,8 +66,13 @@ sf::Font& get_default_font()
 {
     static sf::Font DEFAULT_FONT = []() {
         sf::Font font;
+#ifdef USE_SYSTEM_DIAG_FONT
+        if (!font.loadFromFile("/usr/share/fonts/truetype/liberation/LiberationMono-Regular.ttf"))
+            CASPAR_THROW_EXCEPTION(file_not_found() << msg_info("/usr/share/fonts/truetype/liberation/LiberationMono-Regular.ttf not found"));
+#else
         if (!font.loadFromFile("LiberationMono-Regular.ttf"))
             CASPAR_THROW_EXCEPTION(file_not_found() << msg_info("LiberationMono-Regular.ttf not found"));
+#endif
         return font;
     }();