diff --git a/qutebrowser/utils/config.py b/qutebrowser/utils/config.py
index de6084a53..81b2317a6 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/utils/config.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/utils/config.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ from configparser import ConfigParser, ExtendedInterpolation
 
 config = None
 colordict = {}
+fontdict = {}
 
 default_config = """
 [general]