--- meson.build.orig
+++ meson.build
@@ -122,8 +122,11 @@
 
 dfp = get_option('default_font_path')
 if dfp == ''
-    fontutil_dep = dependency('fontutil')
-    fontrootdir = fontutil_dep.get_pkgconfig_variable('fontrootdir')
+    fontrootdir = get_option('font_root_dir')
+	if fontrootdir == ''
+		fontutil_dep = dependency('fontutil')
+		fontrootdir = fontutil_dep.get_pkgconfig_variable('fontrootdir')
+	endif
     default_font_path = ','.join([
         join_paths(fontrootdir, 'misc'),
         join_paths(fontrootdir, 'TTF'),
--- meson_options.txt.orig
+++ meson_options.txt
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 option('module_dir', type: 'string', value: 'xorg/modules',
        description: 'X.Org modules directory (absolute or relative to the directory specified by the libdir option)')
 option('default_font_path', type: 'string')
+option('font_root_dir', type: 'string')
 
 option('glx', type: 'boolean', value: true)
 option('xdmcp', type: 'boolean', value: true)