diff --git a/tasks/clean_additions.sh b/tasks/clean_additions.sh
index 0b4389a..ed9660a 100644
--- a/tasks/clean_additions.sh
+++ b/tasks/clean_additions.sh
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ try_delete_dir_or_file .rebuild_kerep.tmp
 try_delete_dir_or_file .rebuild_imgui.tmp
 try_delete_dir_or_file .rebuild_imgui_node_editor.tmp
 try_delete_dir_or_file fonts/generated
+try_delete_dir_or_file libs/fonts_embedded.a
diff --git a/tasks/pre_build.sh b/tasks/pre_build.sh
index 25a5a01..15d452b 100644
--- a/tasks/pre_build.sh
+++ b/tasks/pre_build.sh
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@ function handle_static_dependency {
     fi
 }
 
+if [ ! -f libs/fonts_embedded.a ]; then
+    if ! make embed_fonts; then
+        exit 1
+    fi
+fi
+
 handle_static_dependency kerep $KEREP_BUILD_TASK
 handle_static_dependency imgui $KEREP_BUILD_TASK
 handle_static_dependency imgui-node-editor $KEREP_BUILD_TASK