diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/vivaldi/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/vivaldi/default.nix
index 2a52b7a237a6..c4dddf871302 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/vivaldi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/vivaldi/default.nix
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     wrapProgram "$out/bin/vivaldi" \
       --add-flags ${lib.escapeShellArg commandLineArgs} \
       --add-flags "\''${NIXOS_OZONE_WL:+\''${WAYLAND_DISPLAY:+--ozone-platform-hint=auto --enable-features=WaylandWindowDecorations}}" \
+      --set-default FONTCONFIG_FILE "${fontconfig.out}/etc/fonts/fonts.conf" \
+      --set-default FONTCONFIG_PATH "${fontconfig.out}/etc/fonts" \
       --suffix XDG_DATA_DIRS : ${gtk3}/share/gsettings-schemas/${gtk3.name}/ \
       ${lib.optionalString enableWidevine "--suffix LD_LIBRARY_PATH : ${libPath}"}
   '' + lib.optionalString enableWidevine ''