diff --git a/src/core/evaluator.js b/src/core/evaluator.js
index 243c225ba602ad..4bb0f825956068 100644
--- a/src/core/evaluator.js
+++ b/src/core/evaluator.js
@@ -389,15 +389,18 @@ class PartialEvaluator {
   }
 
   async fetchStandardFontData(name) {
-    // The symbol fonts are not consistent across platforms, always load the
-    // font data for them.
-    if (
-      this.options.useSystemFonts &&
-      name !== "Symbol" &&
-      name !== "ZapfDingbats"
-    ) {
-      return null;
+    if (!this.options.disableFontFace) {
+      // The symbol fonts are not consistent across platforms, always load the
+      // font data for them.
+      if (
+        this.options.useSystemFonts &&
+        name !== "Symbol" &&
+        name !== "ZapfDingbats"
+      ) {
+        return null;
+      }
     }
+
     const standardFontNameToFileName = getStdFontNameToFileMap();
     const filename = standardFontNameToFileName[name];
     if (this.options.standardFontDataUrl !== null) {