diff --git a/panda/src/rocket/Sources.pp b/panda/src/rocket/Sources.pp
index f982f8a37c..ce23403691 100644
--- a/panda/src/rocket/Sources.pp
+++ b/panda/src/rocket/Sources.pp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #begin lib_target
   #define TARGET p3rocket
   #define LOCAL_LIBS \
-    p3display p3pgraph p3gobj p3linmath p3putil p3dgraph
+    p3display p3pgraph p3gobj p3linmath p3putil p3dgraph p3text
 
   #define COMBINED_SOURCES p3rocket_composite1.cxx
 
diff --git a/panda/src/rocket/config_rocket.cxx b/panda/src/rocket/config_rocket.cxx
index 064f354c63..fb9a734000 100644
--- a/panda/src/rocket/config_rocket.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/rocket/config_rocket.cxx
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 #include "pandaSystem.h"
 #include "dconfig.h"
+#include "default_font.h"
 
 // This is defined by both Panda and Rocket.
 #define Factory RocketFactory
@@ -59,4 +60,8 @@ init_librocket() {
   Rocket::Core::SetSystemInterface(si);
 
   Rocket::Core::Initialise();
+
+#ifdef COMPILE_IN_DEFAULT_FONT
+  Rocket::Core::FontDatabase::LoadFontFace(default_font_data, default_font_size);
+#endif
 }
diff --git a/panda/src/rocket/rocketSystemInterface.cxx b/panda/src/rocket/rocketSystemInterface.cxx
index f587f4b1dd..c417c60339 100644
--- a/panda/src/rocket/rocketSystemInterface.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/rocket/rocketSystemInterface.cxx
@@ -41,16 +41,16 @@ LogMessage(Rocket::Core::Log::Type type, const Rocket::Core::String& message) {
   case Rocket::Core::Log::LT_ALWAYS:
   case Rocket::Core::Log::LT_ERROR:
   case Rocket::Core::Log::LT_ASSERT:
-    rocket_cat.error() << message.CString() << "\n";
+    rocket_cat->error() << message.CString() << "\n";
     return true;
   case Rocket::Core::Log::LT_WARNING:
-    rocket_cat.warning() << message.CString() << "\n";
+    rocket_cat->warning() << message.CString() << "\n";
     return true;
   case Rocket::Core::Log::LT_INFO:
-    rocket_cat.info() << message.CString() << "\n";
+    rocket_cat->info() << message.CString() << "\n";
     return true;
   case Rocket::Core::Log::LT_DEBUG:
-    rocket_cat.debug() << message.CString() << "\n";
+    rocket_cat->debug() << message.CString() << "\n";
   }
   return true;
 }