diff --git a/awesome-cv.cls b/awesome-cv.cls
index c26c775..df9b3f5 100644
--- a/awesome-cv.cls
+++ b/awesome-cv.cls
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
 %                Configuration for directory locations
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 % Configure a directory location for fonts(default: 'fonts/')
-\newcommand*{\fontdir}[1][fonts/]{\def\@fontdir{#1}}
+\newcommand*{\fontdir}[1][]{\def\@fontdir{#1}}
 \fontdir