diff --git a/fedora-live-base.ks b/fedora-live-base.ks
index 8c4899d..af07cc3 100644
--- a/fedora-live-base.ks
+++ b/fedora-live-base.ks
@@ -299,6 +299,12 @@ rm -f /core*
 # convince readahead not to collect
 # FIXME: for systemd
 
+# forcibly regenerate fontconfig cache (so long as this live image has
+# fontconfig) - see #1169979
+if [ -x /usr/bin/fc-cache ] ; then
+   fc-cache -f
+fi
+
 %end