diff --git a/platform_linux/linux_4ed.cpp b/platform_linux/linux_4ed.cpp
index 39aa5b20..dd5414d6 100644
--- a/platform_linux/linux_4ed.cpp
+++ b/platform_linux/linux_4ed.cpp
@@ -459,6 +459,9 @@ Sys_CLI_End_Update_Sig(system_cli_end_update){
 
 #include "4ed_font_provider_freetype.h"
 #include "4ed_font_provider_freetype.cpp"
+
+Sys_Font_Data_Not_Used;
+
 #include <GL/gl.h>
 #include "opengl/4ed_opengl_render.cpp"
 
diff --git a/platform_mac/mac_4ed.cpp b/platform_mac/mac_4ed.cpp
index 4eabc123..578c2646 100644
--- a/platform_mac/mac_4ed.cpp
+++ b/platform_mac/mac_4ed.cpp
@@ -334,6 +334,9 @@ Sys_CLI_End_Update_Sig(system_cli_end_update){
 
 #include "4ed_font_provider_freetype.h"
 #include "4ed_font_provider_freetype.cpp"
+
+Sys_Font_Data_Not_Used;
+
 #include <OpenGL/OpenGL.h>
 #include <OpenGL/gl.h>
 #include "opengl/4ed_opengl_render.cpp"