diff --git a/src/font/system/mod.rs b/src/font/system/mod.rs
index 41ceb81..8bc1a30 100644
--- a/src/font/system/mod.rs
+++ b/src/font/system/mod.rs
@@ -13,3 +13,6 @@ mod redox;
 pub use self::std::*;
 #[cfg(all(feature = "std", not(target_os = "redox")))]
 mod std;
+
+// re-export fontdb
+pub use fontdb;