diff --git a/src/she/common/freetype_font.cpp b/src/she/common/freetype_font.cpp
index 574b9a5c5..d0c60b5c4 100644
--- a/src/she/common/freetype_font.cpp
+++ b/src/she/common/freetype_font.cpp
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@
 
 namespace she {
 
-FreeTypeFont::FreeTypeFont(const char* filename, int height)
-  : m_face(m_ft.open(filename))
+FreeTypeFont::FreeTypeFont(ft::Lib& lib,
+                           const char* filename,
+                           const int height)
+  : m_face(lib.open(filename))
 {
   if (m_face.isValid())
     m_face.setSize(height);
@@ -73,9 +75,11 @@ bool FreeTypeFont::hasCodePoint(int codepoint) const
   return m_face.hasCodePoint(codepoint);
 }
 
-FreeTypeFont* loadFreeTypeFont(const char* filename, int height)
+FreeTypeFont* load_free_type_font(ft::Lib& lib,
+                                  const char* filename,
+                                  const int height)
 {
-  FreeTypeFont* font = new FreeTypeFont(filename, height);
+  FreeTypeFont* font = new FreeTypeFont(lib, filename, height);
   if (!font->isValid()) {
     delete font;
     font = nullptr;
diff --git a/src/she/common/freetype_font.h b/src/she/common/freetype_font.h
index 17a07fae8..6759451aa 100644
--- a/src/she/common/freetype_font.h
+++ b/src/she/common/freetype_font.h
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ namespace she {
   public:
     typedef ft::Face Face;
 
-    FreeTypeFont(const char* filename, int height);
+    FreeTypeFont(ft::Lib& lib,
+                 const char* filename,
+                 const int height);
     ~FreeTypeFont();
 
     bool isValid() const;
@@ -35,11 +37,12 @@ namespace she {
     Face& face() { return m_face; }
 
   private:
-    mutable ft::Lib m_ft;
     mutable Face m_face;
   };
 
-  FreeTypeFont* loadFreeTypeFont(const char* filename, int height);
+  FreeTypeFont* load_free_type_font(ft::Lib& lib,
+                                    const char* filename,
+                                    const int height);
 
 } // namespace she
 
diff --git a/src/she/common/system.h b/src/she/common/system.h
index ad9d9ba18..2bbd97431 100644
--- a/src/she/common/system.h
+++ b/src/she/common/system.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // SHE library
-// Copyright (C) 2012-2016  David Capello
+// Copyright (C) 2012-2017  David Capello
 //
 // This file is released under the terms of the MIT license.
 // Read LICENSE.txt for more information.
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
   #include "she/native_dialogs.h"
 #endif
 
+#include "base/unique_ptr.h"
+#include "ft/lib.h"
 #include "she/common/freetype_font.h"
 #include "she/common/sprite_sheet_font.h"
 #include "she/system.h"
@@ -75,7 +77,9 @@ public:
   }
 
   Font* loadTrueTypeFont(const char* filename, int height) override {
-    return loadFreeTypeFont(filename, height);
+    if (!m_ft)
+      m_ft.reset(new ft::Lib());
+    return load_free_type_font(*m_ft.get(), filename, height);
   }
 
   KeyModifiers keyModifiers() override {
@@ -99,6 +103,7 @@ public:
 
 private:
   NativeDialogs* m_nativeDialogs;
+  base::UniquePtr<ft::Lib> m_ft;
 };
 
 } // namespace she